Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:23:53 -0800 From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: modify termcap to support both A[FB] and S[fb]... Message-ID: <19970405022353.21034@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970405134306.288A-100000@nagual.ru>; from ??????????????? on Sat, Apr 05, 1997 at 01:48:32PM %2B0400 References: <19970404235636.44208@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970405134306.288A-100000@nagual.ru>
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??????????????? scribbled this message on Apr 5: > On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > > > > Sb (setb) stays as "set background color" > > > AB (setab) stays as "set ANSI background color" > > > > > > similar things for Sf/AF > > > > could you point me to the document which says this?? I like to make sure > > this is the case... all terminfo_examples.doc says is: > > set_a_foreground "setaf" str "AF" > > or > > set_foreground "setf" str "Sf" > > man terminfo in SVr4 and ncurses include/Caps (not FreeBSD version) looks like I'm going to be updating our terminfo_examples.doc... thanks for the pointers... > > > The difference is that S* entries could put any color (like user-defined) > > > while A* entries restricts to ANSI colors only. > > > > hmm... but what about the terminals were you define the colors to be ansi > > colors (like I've almost done with my tek)... also.. do you propose to > > make ALL applications understand the difference between the two?? > > I mean termcap way of redefining colors only (this capability usually > taking 3 parameters like RGB or HSL) ahh... ok... thanks... this makes the above clearer... > > you CAN change the console's colors... maybe not through anything that > > FreeBSD provides... but you can do this... > > So, it will be your responsibility... heh... I was thinking of writing to the PAL entries to change 'em... but your most recent statement above makes what I said (about being able to change syscons's colors) void and pointless... > > also.. are you going to update ansi's entry too?? > > All incorrect Sf/Sb just changed to AF/AB, I don't add new ones. ok... I'll update the ansi entry when I'm through making all my mods... hopefully by then I'll have a better tek4107 entry.. :) thanks again for the pointers (and info)... ttyl.. -- John-Mark Cu Networking Modem/FAX: +1 541 683 6954 Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD
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