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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sun, 10 Jul 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> Alejandro Lieber wrote:
>
> > Until now, I have used Links in BL3 in a 486dlc with an Hercules
> > monocrome monitor.
> >
> > I just begun using BL3 (no X) with a SVGA board and monitor.
> >
> > How do I configure Links for different colors for background and
> > foreground ?
>
> I assume that this is with the standard links which comes with BL3.
> The background and foreground colors are mainly set by Linux, as
> far as I know. To change the colors, you might see what the
> 'setterm' command does.
>
> -foreground
> -background
>
> Choose from:
>
> black|blue|green|cyan|red|magenta|yellow|white|default

setterm -f  yellow

comes out very similar to the amber on my Hercules monitor
green is more legible.

setterm -blink on gives an interesting effect

setterm | less, after I scroll up and down (Shift-PgUp) returns foreground 
color to white, as does setterm -reset

You can also set tabs from 1 to 160.

The cursor remains the color of the previous foreground.  Now I have amber 
text and a green cursor.

Fun, thanks.


> For instance, black on (off-)white:
>
> setterm -foreground black -background white
>
> (You may need to use the 'clear' command afterward.)
>
> David
>
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