Set your terminal type to wsvt25l1: export TERM=wsvt25l1
Although this may not be recognized by some programs...

The other solution: use screen. Color works perfectly inside it.

HTH

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:02:51 +0100
Florian Stöhr <florian.stoehr@login-solutions.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I use NetBSD-i386 1.5, 1.5.2 and 1.6
> 
> VT220 supports colors.
> 
> NetBSD-terminal SEEM to support em, too - but only sometimes ?!?
> 
> IRC-client "Bitch-X" produces well-colored output. But my own (n)curses programs don't.
> 
> I know that the kernel prints its messages on color (and i always change the color to cyan
> in my own kernels).
> 
> How to make those curses programs work colored ?
> 
> (still wondering why Bitch-X can do...?)
> 
> Thanks for your help
> Flo
> 


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