On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:07:55 +0100, Hendrik Sattler wrote: >I like the paper background but then some colored texts from ls and emacs >output are unreadable (e.g. the light green). I know that this is >configurable but it would be too much configuration for everytime I change my >mind. > >White on Black: the size of the window is still black text and thus not >readable. Am I really supposed to e.g. change _all_ modes in e.g. emacs >because some fonts (e.g. diff-mode) has black text defined: very bad. > >Black on White: wow, this is hard on my eyes and the same restrictions as >paper background apply.
[etc. etc.] I've always wondered why Konsole doesn't include a full colour picker for foreground, background, bold, inverse, etc., as is common with all other terminal emulators I've ever used, and instead restricts us to a fixed selection of themes. Does anyone know what the design decision debate was here ? [I use KDE 2.2.2, and don't know whether this is any more "sophisticated" in KDE 3.x] Nick Boyce Bristol, UK -- Steinbach's Guideline for Systems Programming: Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle.
