[NTLUG:Discuss] console mode colors

[Terry]

Cannot find a package matching restorepallette

OS=RH9


On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:39:18 -0500, Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Terry Henderson wrote:
> > How does one change console mode colors, or turn off colors?
> >
> 
> Apart from using terminfo or app settings, if we're talking
> about the SVGA console (a vc), you can use restorepalette from
> the svgalib tools to change the colors (RGB) used by default.  This
> is VERY linux svga console specific.
> 
> For example (standard palette)... put this to a file:
> 
> 0  0  0  0    # black
> 1  0  0  42   # blue
> 2  0  42 0    # green
> 3  0  42 42   # cyan
> 4  42 0  0    # red
> 5  42 0  42   # magenta
> 6  42 42 42   # white
> 7  42 21 0    # brown
> 8  21 21 21   # bright black
> 9  21 21 63   # bright blue
> 10 21 63 21   # bright green
> 11 21 63 63   # bright cyan
> 12 63 21 21   # bright red
> 13 63 21 63   # bright magenta
> 14 63 63 21   # bright brown
> 15 63 63 63   # bright white
> 
> Let's say that blue is too dark (usually is).
> Let's lighten it up.  Change the blue entry
> to 1 30 30 42 and then use restorepalette <fileofcolors>
> to change it.  Might also want to change
> bright blue to 30 30 63 as well.  Changing from
> the vc to X11 and back might reset the palette.
> So this is more useful for when just using
> the console.
> 
> Note: Newer versions of SUSE don't ship with
> svgalib rpm's.  I just use the Connectiva ones.
> 
> 
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