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Changed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=80330 --- shadow/80330 2007-03-06 00:55:38.000000000 -0500 +++ shadow/80330.tmp.28856 2007-03-06 15:39:35.000000000 -0500 @@ -76,6 +76,59 @@ ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-03-06 00:55 ------- The idea seems ok, but the problem is that applications might be confused to get a color that is not the same as the original one. Maybe we should assume that the "original" color is the pseudo color? + +------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-03-06 15:39 ------- +Well, in the case described above, the application is already +confused, as it writes unreadable text ;) +The pseudo color could also cause problems, if an application wants +to use different color sets for some output depending on the users +color configuration. + +Another way would be to see it from this point of view: The console +user didn't define the foreground and background color, but how white +and black should look like. Then the appropriate color could +be "restored" when you set white for foreground or black for +background (the other color (background/foreground) has to be set +again after restoring). However this causes problems if you set white +for background or black for foreground, as we can't set the correct +color there. Or is there a way to swap foreground and background +color with term? +Still, with this "solution" you wouldn't be able to get real black +and white colors... + +Is there really no way in Linux/Unix to get the current foreground +and background colors?? I hoped somebody would know a way as I don't +know much about term. + +I just tried the following test on Windows with .NET and Mono +1.1.16.1 (I know it's old): + + Console.WriteLine("Foreground color: " + +Console.ForegroundColor); + Console.WriteLine("Background color: " + +Console.BackgroundColor); + Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Magenta; + Console.BackgroundColor = ConsoleColor.Black; + Console.WriteLine("Magenta on black"); + +The output on .NET and Mono on Windows is identical. +The first run of this program outputs + +Foreground color: Gray +Background color: Black +Magenta on black + +where the last line appears in magenta on black and the second run + +Foreground color: Magenta +Background color: Black +Magenta on black + +where everything appears in magenta on black. +Also if you change the console colors manually (using the window +properties) the program outputs the correct colors (on Windows). +So here any application would be correcly able to use a color set +compatible to the user specified fore- and background colors. _______________________________________________ mono-bugs maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-bugs
