Re: mutt's default colors (Potato)
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 04:32:18PM -0700, Steven E. Harris wrote:
> Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com> writes:
>
> > Strange, I don't have anything like that in my .mutrc, and the
> > colors work from console, xterm, and remote ssh.
>
> Yes, that's (partly) my point. The Debianized mutt has colors by
> default, but this other installation at my ISP doesn't. I'm wondering
> if there's some global toggle (other than setting all the colors
> yourself) for color.
there's lots more variables than just a different install -- when
you ssh (telnet?) in to the server, your environment variables
might not be properly set to reflect your local terminal
emulator's capabilities... if you're hopping in frmo the linux
console, you should be able to get by with
export TERM=linux
on the remote end. or try "rxvt" or "vt220" and see if they have
any impact.
better yet, to test the theory, do
echo $TERM
first, and see what it thinks you're emulating (what capabilities
it thinks you have depend on that). if it thinks you don't have
colors, it'll show you monochrome.
(oh look -- serendipity at hand! this email sig was picked at
random. really. no kidding.)
--
DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #30 from Will Trillich <will@serensoft.com>:
What TERMINAL TYPES are available for "export TERM=XXX"? Look in
/etc/terminfo or /etc/termcap and pick one similar to your
terminal emulator's capabilities. Common ones are "linux" (for
console), "xterm", "vt102" and "rxvt". See "man terminfo" or "man
termcap" if you're determined to learn the nitty-gritty.
Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...
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