On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 22:37 -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: > On 6/22/21 9:23 AM, Siard wrote: > > In the MATE Terminal settings (Edit > Profile Preferences), > > tab 'Colors', under 'Palette', set 'Built-in schemes' to 'Custom' > > and change every color in the color palette to black. > > > > Here is a screenshot: > > https://i.postimg.cc/2yv17y3Y/mateterminalcolors.png > > Why select 'Custom'? > > Richard needs black on white, so he should select 'Black on white'. > It works for me. I have been using 'Custom', Yellow on Black, like > my first monitor many years ago. But selecting 'Black on white' > gives exactly that.
Yes, but it did not work for Richard, and as 'Custom' worked for me, I came with this solution. Later, it turned out that it was caused by a glitch in MATE Terminal 1.16.3, used in Debian 9. Later versions worked fine. So 'Black on white' is indeed the most obvious way.
