On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 02:15:10PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > hello all > > i recently installed a package called screen. its manual says that it > tries to provide functionality of a dec vt100 terminal. > > it is a good package. but i notice that colors do not appear same after > i use it. my guess is it has something to do with the terminal type > emulated. > > how do i know what terminal type is being emulated? and how do i change > it?
'echo $TERM' is the normal way to do this, but screen just sets it to 'screen' or 'screen-bce' so it's not much help. AIUI, the colours depend on the 'physical' terminal that is blitting bits onto your screen, Eterm in my case. I'm using screen with vim, mutt, ls --color=auto, emacs -nw, etc and the colours appear fine. Which actual terminal emulator are you using? xterm is rather notorious for it's butt-ugly default colours... Now, to hijack this thread: I've only recently discovered the magic of screen, and am now trying to move in permanently. The solution I'm using now is 'screen -xO || screen -O' at the bottom of my .zshrc. Is there a better way to start all my shells (both in VTs and the innumerable Eterms I have floating around) inside the master screen session? Ideally, I'd like each new instantiation of zsh to connect to the existing screen session and open up a new (full-screen) screen window. -rob
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