GNU bug report logs - #8597
horrible default colors for emacs -nw

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Eli Zaretskii'" <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 8597 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#8597: horrible default colors for emacs -nw
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:26:37 -0700

> I think Emacs cannot figure out the background mode in a -nw session,
> at least not in general.  There's no interface to the text terminal
> that can tell it that.  But I will try to see if there's something
> that can be done on Windows specifically.

OK, thanks.  If nothing can be done then please close the bug.

I think I just copied my shortcut for ordinary Emacs without -nw and then added
the -nw.  It works fine for ordinary (non -nw) Emacs.
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