Public bug reported: I prefer very light background colors, unlike the default xterm's black.
Some time ago, less(1) changed its way of doing highlights (such as when displaying man pages) so that they are pure white. This makes them much harder, rather than the intended easier to read. This should be under user control, and the documentation should give a clue, or perhaps just a better clue. As it is I cannot see how to make less(1) work well with my gnome-terminal. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: less 481-2.1ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Mon Mar 27 07:14:10 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-05 (81 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) SourcePackage: less UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: less (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1676456 Title: less highlights don't work with my terminal colors and I don't see how to change it To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/+bug/1676456/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs