Quoth Brian Cuttler on Tuesday, 31 August 2010: > >From Chip Camden > > > Try this at a shell prompt: > > > > echo "`tput AF 1`hello`tput me`" > > > > "hello" should be in red. > > Chip - B/W only, plus the errors. I'm guessing that the > errors tell us where the root of the problem is. > > Ok, I'm guessing that the errors will tells someone who > is not me where the error lies. > > > [curie] ~ 212> printenv | grep TER > TERM=xterm > COLORTERM=1 > > [curie] ~ 213> echo "`tput AF 1`hello`tput me`" > tput: unknown terminfo capability 'AF' > tput: unknown terminfo capability 'me' > hello > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:46:57AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > Quoth Brian Cuttler on Tuesday, 31 August 2010: > > > Chip, > > > > > > No, mutt is not producing any errors, its just failing, not only > > > to set colors but even to highlight (or is it simply reverse) > > > the black and white header and footer or provide inverse for the > > > message I'm currently pointing to in the index. > > > > > > With mutt not complaining I'm guessing it is a terminal/display > > > issue rather than a mutt issue, just hadn't realized that the new > > > server (since nothing changed on my desktop) had, ya know, issues. > > > > > > I don't think its mutt, I think mutt is just a symptom, had > > > hoped that everything would work out of the box. > > > > > > Trying to download newer sunfreeware mutt build but the download > > > keeps stalling out on me. > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:19:59AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > > > Quoth Brian Cuttler on Tuesday, 31 August 2010: > > > > > Hate ask, but I think I've tried the obvious... > > > > > > > > > > Moving from a Solaris 9/sparc box with mutt Mutt 1.4.1i (2003-03-19) > > > > > to Solaris 10x86 with Mutt 1.5.17 (2007-11-01) and I'm finding that > > > > > my colors and highlighting don't work at all. > > > > > > > > > > Checked terminal type, the same, didn't make any config changes, > > > > > just # ssh'd into a different server. My desktop is Solaris 10x86 > > > > > and that hasn't changed either. Its something with the server or > > > > > with the specific build of mutt, I believe both from sunfreeware. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry to ask such a rudimenary question. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > Brian R Cuttler [email protected] > > > > > Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 > > > > > Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 > > > > > NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain > > > > > confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally > > > > > privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It > > > > > is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or > > > > > from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not > > > > > distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the > > > > > sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your > > > > > system. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rudimentary, yes. Easy, no. I probably don't know enough about Solaris > > > > to help you, but I can tell you that on FreeBSD I ran into several > > > > issues: > > > > > > > > 1. I had to build mutt with slang instead of ncurses. > > > > > > > > 2. The terminal definition I use has to be set up correctly in *both* > > > > termcap and terminfo. Specifically, it needs to have the correct number > > > > of colors specified (Co# in termcap) and the correct sequences for > > > > setting foreground/background color. > > > > > > > > 3. The terminal in which you are running mutt (urxvt in my case) has to > > > > be built with the same color options (256 color support, in my case). > > > > > > > > So, what kind of problem are you seeing? Is mutt complaining, or is it > > > > just silently not changing the colors? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Sterling (Chip) Camden | [email protected] | 2048D/3A978E4F > > > > http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | > > > > http://chipsquips.com > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Brian R Cuttler [email protected] > > > Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 > > > Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 > > > NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 > > > > > > > > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain > > > confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally > > > privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It > > > is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or > > > from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not > > > distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the > > > sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your > > > system. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > > > > Try this at a shell prompt: > > > > echo "`tput AF 1`hello`tput me`" > > > > "hello" should be in red. > > > > -- > > Sterling (Chip) Camden | [email protected] | 2048D/3A978E4F > > http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | > > http://chipsquips.com > > > --- > Brian R Cuttler [email protected] > Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 > Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 > NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773 > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain > confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally > privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It > is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or > from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not > distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the > sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your > system. Thank you for your cooperation. >
No, it just means that tput uses terminfo instead of termcap. Hang on, I'll get you the proper command. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | [email protected] | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com
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