From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sven Bretfeld Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Linux newbe Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:37:34 +0200 Message-ID: <20070708133734.GA9440@relwi.unibe.ch> References: <3d0de8f40707071947t47ecc9c6gcb22fc521848876a@mail.gmail.com> <9CEBE114-D772-4385-89AC-86BC4FFF6321@Web.DE> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1183901884 23995 80.91.229.12 (8 Jul 2007 13:38:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 13:38:04 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 08 15:38:03 2007 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1I7Wxe-0003pp-2W for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:38:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I7Wxd-0001od-FB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:38:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I7WxO-0001oO-4c for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:37:46 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I7WxK-0001oC-En for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:37:45 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I7WxK-0001o9-AD for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:37:42 -0400 Original-Received: from viefep18-int.chello.at ([213.46.255.22] helo=viefep23-int.chello.at) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I7WxJ-00050e-NF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:37:42 -0400 Original-Received: from kamaloka.dhatu ([80.219.144.82]) by viefep23-int.chello.at (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070708133739.NFVR8727.viefep23-int.chello.at@kamaloka.dhatu> for ; Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:37:39 +0200 Original-Received: from sven by kamaloka.dhatu with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1I7WxC-0005m9-Ky for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:37:34 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9CEBE114-D772-4385-89AC-86BC4FFF6321@Web.DE> X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Kernel 2.6.18-4-486 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-detected-kernel: Solaris 10 (beta) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:45541 Archived-At: On Sun, Jul 08, 2007 at 02:29:54PM +0200, Peter Dyballa wrote: > > Am 08.07.2007 um 04:47 schrieb Charles Goodrich: > > >I am used to black letters on a white background, > > On Linux you can use X Resources (look into the GNU Emacs manual, > i.e. C-h i m Emacs and then search for the "Command Line Options and > Arguments" node), which are organised in files like ~/.Xdefaults or > ~/.Xresources (depends on the actual code in ~/.xinit or similiar > files (~/.xstart?) which set up the X11 environment). ~/.Xdefaults > or ~/.Xresources can #include other files with set X application > defaults. A lot "templates" exist in directories like /usr/X11R6/lib/ > X11/app-defaults or /usr/X11R7/share/X11/app-defaults. An easier way is to install the meta-package emacs-goodies which is part of the Ubuntu main repository. It contains the package color-theme. You configure it by inserting to your .emacs: (require 'color-theme) (color-theme-dark-blue2) "dark-blue2" ist the name of a certain color theme included in the package. You have to replace that with the name of your chosen theme. You can have a preview of all contained color themes with M-x color-theme TAB TAB I'm sure you will find one that suits your needs. Greetings, Sven