From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: fatiparty--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: min-colors 88 Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:39:02 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: References: Reply-To: fatiparty@tutanota.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="24958"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Help Gnu Emacs To: Yuri Khan Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 27 07:55:37 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1nCygy-0006Lz-PA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:55:36 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55990 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nCygw-0006TW-PC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:55:34 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:39396) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nCyR1-0006QU-KS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:39:07 -0500 Original-Received: from w1.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.162]:54652) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nCyQy-0006M3-Pq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:39:06 -0500 Original-Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w1.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C221FA0305; Thu, 27 Jan 2022 06:39:02 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1643265542; s=s1; d=tutanota.com; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=LetwRXqMaoC5pwK0SSySemBbjSmtzf1P4OzSS7VgScU=; b=Xo1bcwyuDOI3FlhtXvPiASS5jCy0JD7DYPcH942etoeWZolcs5hJGRXkDoMT7icb /+BEWtOgON3CSgUuJg58Cn/GBalHZfnfn8sQjnWVYlNvDiu6O835ETxVpK9OrQmFnEI qw+2sKJU7EApxyNiEDMQG/GeVkvHUg0XhsyfaohSHJrLTrONeHkY8ajdgptsK4tu+lv T7VAbjMnjXOE4knL0AU1c/e/lFuDoIPu5tVbh4MAtth8Z/v8ThMO85y6lUgLV7mocdR PzBt2CX7WiSd58PJp7HKUE6kxMx9ieV1bIzsiZ4fP6MvL+yJ6TA5CCHT/i2sF03DZsu NTrTQxfkSA== In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.162; envelope-from=fatiparty@tutanota.com; helo=w1.tutanota.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:135549 Archived-At: Jan 27, 2022, 18:33 by yuri.v.khan@gmail.com: > On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 13:14, fatiparty--- via Users list for the GNU > Emacs text editor wrote: > >> I keep seeing 88 for min-colors. I wonder if a different number would b= e more appropriate, as it seems >> that 88 is quite arbitrary. >> > > Historically, there existed terminals that supported a maximum of 8 > colors, 16 colors, 88 colors (basic 16 + 4=C3=974=C3=974 color cube + 8 g= rays?), > then 256 colors (basic 16 + 6=C3=976=C3=976 cube + 24 grays), and finally= 24-bit > color. > I can understand 88 now > Unless you intend to make a color theme for wide distribution, I > suggest configuring your own terminal emulators for 24-bit color and > always assuming full color range. > Does one still use (min-colors 88) or should this be changed (or not-used, = neglected).