[SOLVED]xterm window background color

johnnyponny · 2011-04-23 18:28:39

I can't change my background window color, I have tried to put "bakblk='\e[40m'" in my ~/.bashrc as it says here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Color_Bash_Prompt

 # ~/.bashrc
#

# If not running interactively, don't do anything
[[ $- != *i* ]] && return

alias ls='ls --color=auto'
#PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
PS1='\[\e[1;32m\][\u@\h \W]\$\[\e[0m\] '

bakblk='\e[40m'
txtwht='\e[0;37m' # White

if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ]; then
             BROWSER=chromium-dev
     fi

Last edited by johnnyponny (2011-04-23 19:05:44)

measure · 2011-04-23 18:33:56

The colors of terminal emulators in X (such as xterm) should be changed in .Xdefaults

The reference is of course https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdefaults

Thanks,
Ryan

johnnyponny · 2011-04-23 18:42:02

I tried to put it in ~/.defaults but it doensn't work

bakblk='\e[40m'
txtwht='\e[0;37m' # White

measure · 2011-04-23 18:52:55

Please read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xd … nal_colors

The way you are attempting to change the colors is not ideal. The Wiki page has everything you need.

Thanks,
Ryan

johnnyponny · 2011-04-23 19:04:48

Thanks mate! Guess I misunderstood it before.

fsckd · 2011-04-23 19:08:21

johnnyponny wrote:

bakblk='\e[40m'
txtwht='\e[0;37m' # White

That does not change terminal colors the way you think it does. If you are curious what those lines actually mean do read about terminal escape codes.

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#1 2011-04-23 18:28:39

[SOLVED]xterm window background color

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Re: [SOLVED]xterm window background color

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