Configurable ANSI colours

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There've been a couple of requests for being able to change the ANSI
colours. It'd probably be sufficient if that could be done through config
file entries only.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by andy.koppe on 8 Mar 2009 at 9:47

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Implemented in r190 on trunk.

Original comment by andy.koppe on 17 Mar 2009 at 7:00

• Changed state: Fixed

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Reverted in r191, because the ANSI colours can already be changed through the 
Linux
console's set palette sequence ^[]Pnrrggbb, for example

  echo -e "\e]P3DFDF00"

to brighten up ANSI yellow (colour 3).

Hence there's no need to clutter up the config file with all those colour 
values.
This just needs documenting in the manpage.

Original comment by andy.koppe on 17 Mar 2009 at 7:59

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Documentation

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Added manpage tip in r199 on 0.3 branch.

Original comment by andy.koppe on 20 Mar 2009 at 7:10

• Added labels: Milestone-0.3.8
• Removed labels: Milestone-0.4.0

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Original comment by andy.koppe on 20 Mar 2009 at 7:10

• Changed state: Fixed

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Original comment by andy.koppe on 20 Mar 2009 at 8:33

• Changed state: Verified

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I'd regard compatibility with the Linux palette sequence
as a potential defect, since it's using an improperly
terminated string per ECMA-48.

Original comment by dic...@his.com on 21 Mar 2009 at 4:00

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Fair enough. The ECMA-48-compliant xterm version of this is now supported as 
well
though, as per issue 67, and actually that's the one that's described in the 
manpage.

  echo -e "\e]4;3;#DFDF00\a"

Original comment by andy.koppe on 21 Mar 2009 at 4:50