Am Sat, 23 May 2020 13:01:38 -0500 schrieb Nate Bargmann <n...@n0nb.us>:
> > > The screenshots are coming through. I guess forst screen shot is > > from pure Linux console, second one from xterm with your Xresource > > file and the last from urxvt? > > > > The problem with the different shades of white in the last > > screenshot may be solved by setting a pure TERM=xterm. I had > > similar problems in the past with the introduction of > > xterm-256color not handled properly. > > I'll attach a shot of URxvt where I started Tlf as: > > TERM=xterm-256color tlf > > it is not much different, if at all. I did some experiments in meantime. Old urxvt (some years ago) had TERM=rxvt set, which is recognized by TLF. Newer version seems to use TERM=rxvt-unicode, but that is not recognized. You can verify by setting TERM back to 'rxvt'. I will add a fix to the code to recognize both TERM settings. > > What I see of the UI code in Tlf is that rxvt is handled such that it > tries to play the part of the Linux console. > The actual (simplified) logic is as follows: * If a TERM setting is not known, we assume a pure linux console and respect the TLFCOLOR variables. * For TERM in 'xterm', 'xterm-256color', 'rxvt' and (shortly in) 'rxvt-unicode' we use fixed color settings according to the choosen TERM value. > > > Instead, I think that simply unifying Xterm and URxvt and leaving > > > the console alone is a better idea. > > > For the time being I think it may be a good decision. > > I did get private feedback from a user that prefers the console so I > think it should be left well enough alone. > ok, thanks for the feedback. > As for Xterm and URxvt, I think if Tlf just treats them the same as > far as colors are concerned and recommend using our Xresources, then > I think we'll have a good level of consistency. Actually, I am > unsure of people choosing URxvt instead of Xterm these days but some > may. Plus, this has become a bit of an interesting subproject of > mine. > I will add an entry to the FAQ recommending these settings. > > The reason I am promoting Xterm is due to it not consuming the key > combinations that other terminals consume. Keys like F11 and > Ctl-PgUp/PgDn come to mind. Xterm also supports anti-aliasing with > TrueType fonts these days so it can look quite nice on the modern > desktop (I'm using Gnome these days). > There is also F1 which is used in some desktop environments for invoking help. xterm is quite a good choice here. 73, de Tom DL1JBE -- "Do what is needful!" Ursula LeGuin: Earthsea --
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