I tried to install some packages via my NCD X terminal, which is mono. Unfortunately, when debconf ran, it made several things the same colour (black) - only the selected option was legible. So I could tab between yes and no, but couldn't read the question. Having selected the default, I reset my TERM variable from xterm to xterm-mono and ran dpkg-reconfigure to have another look, but got the same result.
Is this something I'm doing wrong, or is it a bug in debconf or dialog (ignoring TERM, or not knowing how to deal with it)? It's not a huge deal, as long as I remember not to use the NCD for installing software, but if it is a bug it probably needs reporting somewhere. Incidentally, is there a way for xterm to detect the availability of colour when it starts, and set TERM appropriately? It's a pain for mutt as well, although mutt gets it right when it's told. Thanks, Richard
