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Date:      Sun, 10 Oct 2021 08:04:11 -0500
From:      Tim Daneliuk via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
To:        Jacques Foucry <jacques+freebsd@foucry.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Dialog colors
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I think ports use dialog4ports but I am not sure.
On October 10, 2021 1:47:36 AM Jacques Foucry <jacques+freebsd@foucry.net> 
wrote:

> Le samedi 09 oct. 2021 à 16:31:15 (-0500), Tim Daneliuk via 
> freebsd-questions à écrit:
>> On 10/9/21 3:16 AM, Jacques Foucry wrote:
>> > Hello folks,
>> >
>> > I have a little trouble with dialog default colors.
>> >
>> > When I need to compile a pkg using /usr/ports, each option dialog appaers 
>> with
>> > default color, lightblue and white. It'a really difficult to read.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to change the default colors?
>> >
>> > Other question, is it possible to have more contrasted colors for people 
>> whith
>> > vision difficulties? May be did I have to make a issue in on repot (which
>> > one?)?
>> >
>> > Thankls for reading me and you advices.
>> >
>>
>> Well, if you are building your own dialogs, you can embed color and 
>> highlighting
>> in the text with --colors.
>>
>> To change default colors (and many other things) there seems to be a way,
>> but it's not obvious. First do this:
>>
>>     dialog --create-rc ~/.dialogrc
>>
>> You can then edit that file which I _think_ will let you change defaults as you
>> wish.
>
> Ok thanks.
>
> This will solve my problem, but what about the installer for
> example which have the same colors. Vision disabled people could a big
> difficulties whith those colors. Is there a list where I can talk for this
> problem? Or fill issue somewhere?
>
> Regards,
> --
> Jacques Foucry



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