From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Eli Zaretskii" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: emacs 21.2 using black on black for color terminal Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:47:36 +0300 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <7458-Thu15Aug2002194736+0300-eliz@is.elta.co.il> References: <3D5A5D35.5060400@hekimian.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1029429910 8407 127.0.0.1 (15 Aug 2002 16:45:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 16:45:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17fNkC-0002BT-00 for ; Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:45:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17fNlB-0006xD-00; Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:46:09 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17fNkG-0006uH-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:45:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17fNjn-0006lw-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:45:12 -0400 Original-Received: from frigg.inter.net.il ([192.114.186.16]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17fNjn-0006jD-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:44:43 -0400 Original-Received: from Zaretsky ([80.230.2.40]) by frigg.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.1.0.58-GA) with ESMTP id BRD60318; Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:44:36 +0300 (IDT) Original-To: joseph.buehler@spirentcom.com X-Mailer: emacs 21.3.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9 In-Reply-To: <3D5A5D35.5060400@hekimian.com> (message from Joe Buehler on Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:37:57 -0400) Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:3225 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:3225 > From: Joe Buehler > Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:37:57 -0400 > > Emacs 21.2 is using black on black for the default colors > in non-X11 mode when the termcap capabilites AF and BF > are present for the TERM I am using. > > Using -bg and -fg works OK, but the default color scheme of > black on black is not all that readable (!). > > Is this a known bug? No, this is not a known bug. What were the colors of the terminal before you invoked Emacs? Also, please read the entry in etc/PROBLEMS whose header is "Colors are not available on a tty or in xterm" and see if some info there helps you understand the cause for the problem.