Very Computer

by **Don Rub** » Mon, 05 Jun 1995 04:00:00

I am using the X311u2S3 server that was just released (thanks Harald, etc).
though I have been having this problem since starting to use 3.1.1. The
color_xterm has no color (ie. everything is white with black background).
The color_xterm works OK on linux 1.50 running the old xfree 3.0 (I think).
This must be something stupid but I could use the help.

Don

by **Richard** » Fri, 16 Jun 1995 04:00:00

>I am using the X311u2S3 server that was just released (thanks Harald, etc).
>though I have been having this problem since starting to use 3.1.1. The
>color_xterm has no color (ie. everything is white with black background).
>The color_xterm works OK on linux 1.50 running the old xfree 3.0 (I think).
>This must be something stupid but I could use the help.

Hmmm. We had this once but it was due to bad X resource settings.
Check these anyway as these programs don't check that the colours are
contrasting. Do you get any colour not found messages starting it up
from the command line?

- Richard.

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by **Don Rubi** » Sat, 17 Jun 1995 04:00:00

> >I am using the X311u2S3 server that was just released (thanks Harald, etc).
> >though I have been having this problem since starting to use 3.1.1. The
> >color_xterm has no color (ie. everything is white with black background).
> >The color_xterm works OK on linux 1.50 running the old xfree 3.0 (I think).
> >This must be something stupid but I could use the help.

> Does the consolehave color? If not, then it's your commands that don't
> support it (meaning shell commands) and not the xterm.

Good call! For some reason the "ls" that comes with the new slackware
distribution doesnt do color, when I got the ls from the "old" 1.50
system it worked. Wonder why the new ls doesn't do color? Thanks....

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by **David R. McGow** » Sun, 18 Jun 1995 04:00:00

Try defining an alias in your .bashrc

alias ls=ls -Fo

If you want is system-wide, put it in your /etc/profile

>Good call! For some reason the "ls" that comes with the new slackware
>distribution doesnt do color, when I got the ls from the "old" 1.50
>system it worked. Wonder why the new ls doesn't do color? Thanks....

>Don Rubin Voice: 301-588-8010
>Systems Engineering Technology Inc. Fax: 301-588-0154

>Silver Spring, MD 20910-1121 http://www.setinc.com
> finger for PGP public key