Re: emacs 21.2 using black on black for color terminal

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Joe Buehler <jbuehler@hekimian.com>
> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:37:57 -0400
> 
> Emacs 21.2 is using black on black for the default colors
> in non-X11 mode when the termcap capabilites AF and BF
> are present for the TERM I am using.
> 
> Using -bg and -fg works OK, but the default color scheme of
> black on black is not all that readable (!).
> 
> Is this a known bug?

No, this is not a known bug.

What were the colors of the terminal before you invoked Emacs?

Also, please read the entry in etc/PROBLEMS whose header is "Colors
are not available on a tty or in xterm" and see if some info there
helps you understand the cause for the problem.