On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Andy Goth wrote:
> > > > Yes. Run kdmconfig as root and there is a "Background" tab. You should
> > > > be able to change the background there.
> > >
> > > How about changing the penguin logo in the text-based login? Is there a
> > > text file for the login message? How are color codes set--by ANSI?
> >
> > Look at /etc/rc.d/rc.local, and /etc/issue*. yes it's ansi
>
> Thanks. I just got done doing battle with DOS. I was victorious, and I
> was able to overcome the fact that the DOS HELP command doesn't support
> saving copies of the documents to disk. Hehehe. I renamed QBASIC.HLP
> to QBASIC.BAK and HELP.HLP (or DOS.HLP?) to QBASIC.HLP, and then I
> started Qbasic and searched for hel on Config. I browsed through the
> links to finally wind up with ANSI.SYS/Syntax. I clipped out the part
> that covers colors and cursor relocation, saved it to disk, touched it
> up, and printed it.
>
> Now I have a nice reference! I can email it to all who ask for it.
>
> What happens if I use high-bit characters? I'd like to do a cool text
> mode graphic, but the standard text characters are a bit limiting.
>
> By the way, I got the reference so I could make a snazzy motd.
>
> If I want to make it truly pretty, I suppose I have to edit the login
> command's source code so that it does whatever I want. But that's too
> much work. For now.
>
Eh, personaly i'd have just installed aciddraw onto my dosemu image ;)
