Re: 256 colors?

On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 07:06:54PM EDT, Troy Piggins wrote:
> * cga2000 is quoted & my replies are inline below :
> > On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 11:22:29AM EDT, cga2000 wrote:
> > > What is the correct syntax to use color16/255 in screen when running on
> > > top of a 256-enabled xterm? I couldn't find any info regarding these
> > > aspects in any of the docs I've been looking at.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > cga
> > 
> > Shoot .. (. as in myself in the foot .. I mean.. ).
> > 
> > For obscure reasons I wrote "screen" instead of "slrn".
> > 
> > Here's the corrected version:
> > 
> > What is the correct syntax to use colors 16-255 in slrn when running on
> > top of a 256-enabled xterm? I couldn't find any info regarding these
> > aspects in any of the docs I've been looking at.
> > 
> > Addendum:  I'm beginning to think that slrn does not support 256
> > colors, at least not the version I'm running.
> 
> That's my understanding.  16 colours only.

Just as I feared .. Would you know if by any chance this might change at
some point in the foreseeable future?

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Nice sig .. so I won't <snip> it.

Thanks,
cga

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