-- Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 12:09 PM +0530): > On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 11:25:52PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > > Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-12-17 10:42:31 +0530]: > > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 09:50:15AM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > > > > screen -T $TERM > > > > > > well, i did this. now when i start screen and do echo $TERM, it does say > > > linux. however, there seems to be some error as some applications like > > > centericq and mutt do not look the same! > > > > The 'screen' program is doing yet another terminal emulation step. > > Therefore it may not match the underlying terminal capabilities > > exactly especially in the areas of color emulation. > > oh - i do not know if all this offers any advantage. if it does not, i > wish they had left it untouched. It's been too long since you started the thread for me to remember what term you're using. Is it xterm? I know that xterm has some issues of its own.
You might want to give aterm a try. It's an rxvt-like x-terminal, has a smaller footprint than xterm, and, in my use, displays colors just fine in screen. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]