What is TERM outside tmux? For the aixterm colours we explicitly check for colors >= 16, the -2 flag only affects the 256 colour escape sequences.
Make sure TERM outside tmux is set to something with colors=256. Try xterm-256color. On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 02:12:24PM -0400, Jean-Rene David wrote: > Hello, > > I can't get tmux to display background colors 8-15 > correctly. When I set them it instead sets the > foreground color as bold. > > $ tmux -V > tmux 1.6 > > This works correctly from xterm, or from screen > inside xterm: > > $ TERM=screen-256color tput setab 8; printf "test\n" > > It sets the background to color8. > > But typing the same command in tmux the string is > displayed incorrectly, as if I had done: > > $ TERM=screen-256color tput bold; printf "test\n" > > That is, the background is unchanged and the > foreground is bold. > > I start tmux like so: > > $ tmux -f /dev/null > > And I get the same result if I start it like so: > > $ tmux -f /dev/null -2 > > Any pointers or troubleshooting tips? > > -- > JR > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Put Bad Developers to Shame > Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration > Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment > Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees > _______________________________________________ > tmux-users mailing list > tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Put Bad Developers to Shame Dominate Development with Jenkins Continuous Integration Continuously Automate Build, Test & Deployment Start a new project now. Try Jenkins in the cloud. http://p.sf.net/sfu/13600_Cloudbees _______________________________________________ tmux-users mailing list tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users
