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Changed: 20c20 by default for certain "color" objects, when Mutt is running on a terminal that supports color. (Mutt starts out configured to the "reverse" setting by default even on color terminals, but will not allow the user to run a "mono" command to explicitly configure that setting if the session is running on a color terminal.) by default for certain mono/color objects, when Mutt is running on a terminal that supports color. (Mutt starts out configured to the "reverse" setting for these objects on all terminals, but will not allow the user to run a "mono" command to explicitly configure that setting [on any mono/color object] after startup if the session is running on a color terminal.)

Changed: 24,25c24,25 * define TERM to be a mono-only terminal when running Mutt, e.g.:

TERM=vt100 mutt

(making sure that neither TERMCAP nor COLORTERM are defined)

• use color commands in the Mutt initialization file to replace the "reverse" attribute with a color setting for each of the affected color objects.

For example, the following would fairly closely mimic the default value of "reverse" on a standard black-on-white xterm<pre> color status white black * define TERM to be a mono-only terminal when running Mutt, e.g.:

TERM=vt100 mutt

(making sure that neither TERMCAP nor COLORTERM are defined).

• use color commands in the Mutt initialization file to replace the "reverse" attribute with color attributes for each of the affected objects.

For example, the following would fairly closely mimic the default value of "reverse" on a standard black-on-white xterm<pre> color status white black How to split the screen to see index and pager/ body/ content at once? To enable the mini-index set $pager_index_lines as you need it.

Can I use the "default" color of my terminal or the "transparent" color? Yes, specify the literal 'default' as color. Example:

color index red default ~P

Why is "default" not recognized when mutt with ncurses [5.2] starts up? For ncurses, it's implemented by the use_default_colors() function. If the configure script doesn't find that, it won't compile-in the support for 'default' into mutt. (T.E.Dickey)

Using a "default" background does not work. If your Mutt is linked against slang (check with "mutt -v | grep using"), try to link against ncurses, which generally works better. You can make it work with slang, too, by setting the following environment variable: export COLORFGBG="default;default" (Gentoo users tend to have this problem.)

Why doesn't the background highlight colour show behind white space? This seems to be caused by an interaction between the slang library and the "reverse" video attribute that Mutt uses by default for certain mono/color objects, when Mutt is running on a terminal that supports color. (Mutt starts out configured to the "reverse" setting for these objects on all terminals, but will not allow the user to run a "mono" command to explicitly configure that setting [on any mono/color object] after startup if the session is running on a color terminal.)

Some possible ways to get the background highlight color to apply to white space as expected:

* build against ncurses instead of slang.

* define TERM to be a mono-only terminal when running Mutt, e.g.
    TERM=vt100 mutt
  (making sure that neither TERMCAP nor COLORTERM are defined).

* use color commands in the Mutt initialization file to replace the "reverse" attribute with color attributes for each of the affected objects.

  For example, the following would fairly closely mimic the default value of "reverse" on a standard black-on-white xterm

     color status    white black
     color indicator white black
     color search    white black
     color markers   white black

  (or one could go ahead and use colors other than black and white).

When running in screen, transparency does not work, and there are trailing spaces filling every line when cut-and-pasting Add the following to your ~/.screenrc and restart screen:

defbce on
term screen-bce

(The terminal type will now be screen-bce.)

What is the mutt colour equivalent of 'grey'? 'brightblack'. Example:

color normal brightblack black

Can I have an arrow ('>') as an indicator? Yes. Example:

set arrow_cursor

Can I highlight certain email addresses in my tree? Yes. Please consult the "Using Colors" & "Patterns" sections of "manual.txt". Example:

color index cyan default '~f her@herplace.com'

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