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Date:      Tue, 10 Feb 1998 14:32:29 -0500 (EST)
From:      mgraffam@mhv.net
To:        Brian <brian@imi-bottling.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Xterm -- Want Black Background! :)
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.980210143041.22598A-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <003701bd365a$af7c7e10$01010101@brian>

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On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Brian wrote:

> I've done "man xterm", and looked elsewhere, but either I'm completely
> missing it or I can't find how to change xterm's background in Xfree86 to
> black instead of white.  I do a lot of telnet'ing into places that use ANSI
> color, and cyan, yellow, etc just do not stand out on a white background.
> :(

color_xterm -fg white -bg black

foreground white
background black

As for replacements. I like rxvt. The newest version of rxvt will allow
specifying pixmaps for the background (think of Web page backgrounds).

Michael J. Graffam (mgraffam@mhv.net)
http://www.mhv.net/~mgraffam -- Philosophy, Religion, Computers, Crypto, etc
"..subordination of one sex to the other is wrong in itself, and now
one of the chief hindrances to human improvement.." John Stuart Mill
"The Subjection of Women"

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