Chip, This works a little better # echo "`tput setaf 1`hello`tput me`" tput: unknown terminfo capability 'me' hello
Where we are in red from hello onwards. So there are some colors available. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:46:57AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth Brian Cuttler on Tuesday, 31 August 2010: > > Chip, > > > > No, mutt is not producing any errors, its just failing, not only > > to set colors but even to highlight (or is it simply reverse) > > the black and white header and footer or provide inverse for the > > message I'm currently pointing to in the index. > > > > With mutt not complaining I'm guessing it is a terminal/display > > issue rather than a mutt issue, just hadn't realized that the new > > server (since nothing changed on my desktop) had, ya know, issues. > > > > I don't think its mutt, I think mutt is just a symptom, had > > hoped that everything would work out of the box. > > > > Trying to download newer sunfreeware mutt build but the download > > keeps stalling out on me. > > > > thanks, > > > > Brian > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:19:59AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > > Quoth Brian Cuttler on Tuesday, 31 August 2010: > > > > Hate ask, but I think I've tried the obvious... > > > > > > > > Moving from a Solaris 9/sparc box with mutt Mutt 1.4.1i (2003-03-19) > > > > to Solaris 10x86 with Mutt 1.5.17 (2007-11-01) and I'm finding that > > > > my colors and highlighting don't work at all. > > > > > > > > Checked terminal type, the same, didn't make any config changes, > > > > just # ssh'd into a different server. My desktop is Solaris 10x86 > > > > and that hasn't changed either. Its something with the server or > > > > with the specific build of mutt, I believe both from sunfreeware. > > > > > > > > Sorry to ask such a rudimenary question. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Brian R Cuttler brian.cutt...@wadsworth.org > > > > Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 > > > > Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 > > > > NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain > > > > confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally > > > > privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It > > > > is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or > > > > from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not > > > > distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the > > > > sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your > > > > system. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > > > > > > > Rudimentary, yes. Easy, no. I probably don't know enough about Solaris > > > to help you, but I can tell you that on FreeBSD I ran into several > > > issues: > > > > > > 1. I had to build mutt with slang instead of ncurses. > > > > > > 2. The terminal definition I use has to be set up correctly in *both* > > > termcap and terminfo. Specifically, it needs to have the correct number > > > of colors specified (Co# in termcap) and the correct sequences for > > > setting foreground/background color. > > > > > > 3. The terminal in which you are running mutt (urxvt in my case) has to > > > be built with the same color options (256 color support, in my case). > > > > > > So, what kind of problem are you seeing? Is mutt complaining, or is it > > > just silently not changing the colors? > > > > > > -- > > > Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F > > > http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | > > > http://chipsquips.com > > > > > > --- > > Brian R Cuttler brian.cutt...@wadsworth.org > > Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 > > Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 > > NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 > > > > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain > > confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally > > privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It > > is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or > > from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not > > distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the > > sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your > > system. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > Try this at a shell prompt: > > echo "`tput AF 1`hello`tput me`" > > "hello" should be in red. > > -- > Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F > http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | > http://chipsquips.com --- Brian R Cuttler brian.cutt...@wadsworth.org Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
