docs/128129: Sysinstall color problem in xterm

Boris Hollas boris.hollas at gmx.de
Wed Oct 15 20:30:02 UTC 2008


>Number:         128129
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Sysinstall color problem in xterm
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Oct 15 20:30:02 UTC 2008
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Boris Hollas
>Release:        
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
If sysinstall is used in an xterm, the yellow font may be difficult to read against the light gray background. This can be cured by an entry in .Xdefaults and should be documented in the handbook.

This problem has already been discussed in questions at freebsd.org.
>How-To-Repeat:
N/A
>Fix:
I suggest to add the following to section 2.5 "Introducing Sysinstall":

If you already have X11 installed and the default colours chosen by sysinstall make text illegible while using xterm or rxvt, add the following to your ~/.Xdefaults to get a darker background gray:

XTerm*color7:      #c0c0c0



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