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set background/foreground color in
Name: dvella Date: August 10, 2005 at 15:37:00 Pacific OS: unix CPU/Ram: pentium
Comment:
I am using a telnet session (VT100) and need to modify my .profile so that it will set the color of the telnet session. I am not using Xterm (ie: can't use .Xdefaults). I am able to change the colors via menu's but need to preset in .profile. Is this possible??? Can't find anything at all on how to do it. Please help
Name: Jim Boothe Date: August 11, 2005 at 06:39:14 Pacific
Reply:
Are you using telnet software on a PC? If so, what product? The best solution may be to configure the colors at that level.
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Response Number 2
Name: Luke Chi Date: August 12, 2005 at 16:05:43 Pacific
Reply:
Check on terminfo and tic command to create a new term type and define TERM in your .profile.
But, I don't think that you want to do it.
Jim Boothe:
"The best solution may be to configure the colors at that level."
Luke Chi
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Response Number 3
Name: dvella Date: August 14, 2005 at 16:18:23 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, I am using Reflection for UNIX and digital. We want the colors changes to take effect on all users telnet sessions once they log onto a particular host and override any personal color setting that they have in the telnet software. ie: Production host diff color to test.
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