Re: default bg color on ttys

[Andreas Schwab]

"Robert J. Chassell" <address@hidden> writes:

|>    On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
|> 
|>    >    Would the following be an okay solution?
|>    > 
|>    >       (set-background-mode 'dark)
|>    > 
|>    > Yes!  I think that would do it (along with the command line options
|>    > mentioned by others).
|> 
|>    I was trying to avoid adding command-line options.
|> 
|>    Why do you think it's required, assuming the above function is added
|>    and can be invoked either interactively or from .emacs?
|> 
|> It is easier to explain to a novice how to start a working Emacs on
|> their (most likely misconfigured) system by giving them a command line
|> option than by teaching them about .emacs files or teaching them how
|> to use Emacs interactively while the display is in a bad state.

Well, the command line option could be --eval "(set-background-mode 'dark)".

Andreas.

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