> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 13:20:53 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Thomas E. Dickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Roman Neuhauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: color
>
> On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
>
> > > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 10:54:42 -0500 (EST)
> > > From: "Thomas E. Dickey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: Roman Neuhauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Re: color
> > >
> > > On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > >
> > > > > what was $TERM before you set rxvt.termName ?
> > > >
> > > > just xterm.
> > >
> > > "xterm" is usually the same as "xterm-r6" (no color).
> > >
> > > (but "xterm-color" isn't correct - would be nice if FreeBSD installed the
> > > correct termcap entries so this wasn't something I had to point out
> > > periodically).
> >
> > I don't say it's correct. I _don't_ know the correct value. I've seen
> > this suggested on freebsd-questions@, and it works. But if you tell me
> > the correct value, I'll be happy to change the setting.
>
> Usually (except of course the suggestions which are secondhand or worse)
> the suggestion is based on the fact that FreeBSD doesn't install a termcap
> entry for anything more appropriate.
>
> There is a termcap file distributed with rxvt and one with XFree86 xterm.
> I'd start with those (preferring "rxvt" and "xterm-xfree86"). FreeBSD
> uses a compiled database for termcap, iirc under /usr/share/misc. Edit
> (save the original of course) the termcap file, putting the new entries at
> the beginning. Recompile the termcap database (I don't recall the name of
> the command - something like make_capdb - there is a manpage for it).
>
> There is also a better termcap file here (but doesn't necessarily include
> a few of the specialized console types for FreeBSD):
>
> ftp://invisible-island.net/ncurses/termcap.src.gz
Hi Thomas,
thank you for your answer. I don't know if it means anything, but my
termcap already contained a rxvt entry, with a comment that it's taken
from the rxvt-2.6.3 sources, which is what I use. I rebuilt the database
just to be sure, commented out the rxvt.termName line in my .Xdefaults
file, and opened a new terminal window (rxvt):
roman@roman ~ > grep termName .Xdefaults
! rxvt.termName: xterm-color
roman@roman ~ > echo $TERM
xterm
Next, I put the two rxvt entries (rxvt-basic and rxvt) from
termcap.src.gz in my /usr/share/misc/termcap, and got these two
messages upon issuing cap_mkdb:
cap_mkdb: record not tc expanded: rxvt|rxvt terminal emulator (X
Window System)
cap_mkdb: record not tc expanded: rxvt|rxvt terminal emulator (X
Window System)
Whassup?
Besides, termcap.src.gz says 'rxvt is normally configured to look for
"xterm" or "xterm-color" as $TERM. Since rxvt is not really compatible
with xterm, it should be configured as "rxvt" (monochrome) and
"rxvt-color"'. What does that mean for me?
Thank you for your patience.
Roman
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