Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:32:11 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers.102a7e@mired.org> To: babkin@users.sourceforge.net Cc: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] Fancy rc startup style RFC Message-ID: <17478.29723.209829.582135@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <32575854.2582371145467129800.JavaMail.root@vms063.mailsrvcs.net> References: <32575854.2582371145467129800.JavaMail.root@vms063.mailsrvcs.net>
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In <32575854.2582371145467129800.JavaMail.root@vms063.mailsrvcs.net>, Sergey Babkin <babkin@verizon.net> typed: > >From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> > > has some > >color vision problem. Mine is a bit more than others. Everytime > >I get called to work on a Linux system, I have to go in and disable > >the colors as the reds and other colors become very hard to see > >against a dark background. The problem is the luminance value of > >colors such a red is quite low compared to others. > The problem with Linux colors is that they have been > designed to be used on the white background which is > the xterm's default (and which I hate as it's tough > on my eyes). Since I usually use the black background, > I disable them too. So where do linux's blasted ls colors come from? It prints some file type as green. Green on white is simply bad news, whether or not you have vision problems. I always have to go disable them (and some linux distros make them *hard* to disable). <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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