[NTLUG:Discuss] change terminal colors

[MadHat]

Linux is not SCO. (thank gawd)

Linux is an open source kernel. Linux distributions are combination of 
applications that work with that kernel.  Most of the apps are developed by 
different sets of developers from all over the globe.  Technically, the 
colors are really handles by the terminal program, not the OS, or the app, 
but the app has to tell the terminal what color to use.

I am sorry I am not aware of a way to set the color of all apps, since all 
apps use different colors for different things.  I personally like being 
able to set the color on each app to mean what I want, which to me is more 
configurable than having to use the same color set for every app.


At 09:36 AM 9/4/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>ALL APPS.  For example w/SCO/UnixWare you can use the 'setcolor' command to
>PERMANENTLY set the terminal colors.  They will stay through vi, whatever.
>I realize that the ls will have to be set to the new colors (but even by
>default, it should list in it's colors and then return to terminal's
>colors).  Anything like the 'setcolor' command available.  I thought Linux
>was the 'best', 'most configurable' OS out there.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
>Of MadHat
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:16 AM
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] change terminal colors
>
>
>At 08:30 AM 9/4/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know how to permanently change the terminal colors on Linux.
> >I'm using SuSE 7.2.  I can echo control characters to the screen and get
>the
> >desired color change, but it will be reset whenever any app (that writes
> >color to the screen ie: vi, ls) is run.  Any suggestions?
>
>colors for what app?
>Each app has it own set of color coding...
>ls can be changed by setting the LS_COLOR env varilable.
>vi's can be changed by setting up a .vimrc, since most distros now link vi
>to vim in the background.
>
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