On 08-Feb-99 Perry E. Metzger wrote:


> First of all: are you using the console qua console, or are you
> running X?

Well, I use x alot , but am often in console mode (pcvt)
 
> If you are using the console, it is really a question of whether the
> applications you are running grok color or not. It is up to the
> application. If it sends the right control characters to the console,
> it gets whatever colors it wants. pcvt and wscons will handle any kind 
> of colors you can ask for.

Well BitchX and even dialog wont give me more than yellow and black.
 
> It might be a question, of course, of what sort of curses library you
> are linking against, since BSD curses doesn't understand
> color support. However, we are about to import ncurses...
 
Oh, there is no ncurses yet ?
 Even though, im not sure what the problem could be. I just think it strange to
have no more than yellow. Im sure someone has come accross this before.
> Perry

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