Re: guixSD iterm-256colors 'screen; emacs -nw' and/or 'tmux; emacs -nw' color support

2016-02-07 Thread Ludovic Courtès
myglc2 skribis: > I almost always run emacs in a gnu screen session. > > For iterm-256color, in guixSD I have observed that ... > > 'screen; emacs -nw' ... supports 16 colors. > > 'tmux; emacs -nw' ... supports 8. An indication that GNU Screen is superior! ;-) Seriously

guixSD iterm-256colors 'screen; emacs -nw' and/or 'tmux; emacs -nw' color support

2016-02-05 Thread myglc2
I almost always run emacs in a gnu screen session. For iterm-256color, in guixSD I have observed that ... 'screen; emacs -nw' ... supports 16 colors. 'tmux; emacs -nw' ... supports 8. Not only does this seem a bit lame when you consider that VGA supported 256 colors circa 1988, it means that