Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: > On 26/01/2025 18:29, Haines Brown wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 09:35:24AM -0500, Henning Follmann wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 08:45:02AM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > >>> My attemtpts configure mlterm have no effect. For exaJmple, I > >>> create a file .mlterm/font with the line line: DEFAULT=20x28. And > >>> in the file .m lterm/background is the line bg_color=linen > >>> > >>> > >> Well, > >> what you did is just the wrong syntax. > >> > >> in .mlterm/font DEFAULT needs a font. Like "monospace" > >> according to the man .mlterm/background is not a file recognized > >> by mlterm > > Thanks, but man mlterm discuses command line options, but not > > syntax for a condfiguration file. What seek is > > geometry = 128x30 > > font = monospace-20 > > bg = FAF0E6 > > Maybe your man page is different. > https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/mlterm/mlterm.1.en.html shows > the manpage as in Bookworm. There, under the section "CONFIGURATION", > it states: > > * mlterm* loads configuration files of "*main*", "*font*", > "*vfont*", "*tfont*", "*aafont*", "*vaafont*", "*taafont*", > "*color*", "*key*", "*termcap*", and "*xim*" on start up. > > The contents of these configuration files (other than *menu*) > consist of lines of "/key/=/value/" format. Lines beginning with > "*#*" are ignored. > > Note that the configuration files are changed since version > 1.9.44. > > Then, under "Main Configuration File" it states: > > > *bg_color=*/color/ (*-b*, *--bg*) > <https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/mlterm/mlterm.1.en.html#bg_color=> > Background color. > > *geometry=*/value/ (*-g*, *--geometry*) > <https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/mlterm/mlterm.1.en.html#geometry=> > Specify size and position of the window; see X(7) > <https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/xorg-docs-core/X.7.en.html>. > > Then, under "Font Configuration File" it states: > > The font configuration files "*font*", "*vfont*", "*tfont*", > "*aafont*", "*vaafont*", and "*taafont*" have the following keys. > > *DEFAULT=*/font/ > > // > > (and so on..) > > > So, my reading of that could be that *.mlterm/main* should read: > > bg_color=FAF0E6 > geometry=128x30
The page also mentions "Valid values for color are color names defined in rgb.txt and color rgb string whose format is "#RRGGBB", "#RRGGBBAA", "rgb:RR/GG/BB" or "rgba:RR/GG/BB/AA"." Six hex digits unadorned is not there! :) > and *.mlterm/font* should read: > > DEFAULT=monospace-20 > > But if I could read that information (and I don't even use mlterm) > maybe I've misunderstood your problem? >
