put this in your screenrc: bce
then run this in your window: echo -e "\e[30;41m\e[2J" Can someone add this to FAQ? it keeps getting posted. -neal On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 01:59:33PM +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote: > All my screen windows have the same color text. If I change the color > of the terminal, it changes for all screen windows. I would like to > color-code the some windows to really stand out. > > This is important because sometimes a window is used for a root user > on a mission critical system. > > How can that be done? > >