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parts of the Emacs display. To find out what colors are available on |
parts of the Emacs display. To find out what colors are available on |
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your system, type @kbd{M-x list-colors-display}, or press |
your system, type @kbd{M-x list-colors-display}, or press |
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@kbd{C-Mouse-2} and select @samp{Display Colors} from the pop-up menu. |
@kbd{C-Mouse-2} and select @samp{Display Colors} from the pop-up menu. |
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(A particular window system might support many more colors, but the |
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list displayed by @code{list-colors-display} shows their portable |
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subset that can be safely used on any display supported by Emacs.) |
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If you do not specify colors, on windowed displays the default for the |
If you do not specify colors, on windowed displays the default for the |
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background is white and the default for all other colors is black. On a |
background is white and the default for all other colors is black. On a |
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monochrome display, the foreground is black, the background is white, |
monochrome display, the foreground is black, the background is white, |
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Use color mode for @var{num} colors. If @var{num} is -1, turn off |
Use color mode for @var{num} colors. If @var{num} is -1, turn off |
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color support (equivalent to @samp{never}); if it is 0, use the |
color support (equivalent to @samp{never}); if it is 0, use the |
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default color support for this terminal (equivalent to @samp{auto}); |
default color support for this terminal (equivalent to @samp{auto}); |
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otherwise use an appropriate standard mode for @var{num} colors. If |
otherwise use an appropriate standard mode for @var{num} colors. |
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Depending on your terminal's capabilities, Emacs might be able to turn |
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on a color mode for 8, 16, 88, or 256 as the value of @var{num}. If |
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there is no mode that supports @var{num} colors, Emacs acts as if |
there is no mode that supports @var{num} colors, Emacs acts as if |
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@var{num} were 0, i.e.@: it uses the terminal's default color support |
@var{num} were 0, i.e.@: it uses the terminal's default color support |
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mode. |
mode. |