Package: mutt Version: 1.7.1-5 Here's the /etc/rc.local script I use to set colors. Note that I send ESC[8] to set as default. Other programs such as vim restore the default colors after exiting but mutt doesn't nor does it use these colors.
# rc.local # # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel. # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other # value on error. # # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution # bits. By default this script does nothing. # Setting terminal colors done here since it's done last. If done sooner # they interfere with boot display # is esc and not the 2 chars ^[. ESC[8] makes bg and fg indicies weak # defaults = seterm -store. The reset command resets the color pallete. # RGB=rrggbb (6 hex digits) =red,green,blue. P7rrggbb makes color 7 # (background 47) this defined RGB palette color. Then ESC[47;30m applies # it. echo "Set colors and cursor on virtual terminals from /etc/rc.local" #Colors: #Set palatte color first with P seq. echo "]P777ee99 [47;30m [8]"> /dev/tty1 #my lt. green echo "]P755aabb [47;30m" [8]> /dev/tty2 #my lt. cyan echo "[47;30m[8]" > /dev/tty3 #7-grey #standard light white (grey) echo "]P7dd9988 [47;30m" [8]> /dev/tty4 #my pink
