Python, can't read text

Forum: Apps
Topic: Python, can't read text
started by: mgmont

Posted by mgmont on Aug. 08 2005,23:59

In DSL 1.3 and later the shell that you use for Python is the new transparent type and the text is dark and does not contrast with the background which makes it very difficult or impossible to see. Does anyone know how to change either the background in the window or the color of the text to make it readable?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mel

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 09 2005,00:05

Look in /home/dsl/.Xdefaults
This file contains default settings for X applications, and I believe the transparency of aterm is set here in DSL
aterm*foreground:white will give you white text, aterm*transparent:false will turn off transparency

Posted by mgmont on Aug. 09 2005,01:54

Thanks for the prompt reply, Mikshaw. That took care of my problem. In the .Xdefaults file there is a line says transparency : true. I changed the true to false which got rid of the transparency. I played with the background and foreground parameters, and found that the background color controlled the text color and the foreground color controlled the screen color. This was just backwards from what I would have expected, but it works and solved my problem.

Thanks a lot!

(Edit: When I opened up Xterminal, it was just like you suggested. It is just the Python screen that is backwards. Strange. )

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 09 2005,02:24

The python fluxbox menu item includes the "-rv" option, which reverses foreground and background colors. The package was made before aterm was added to DSL, so i assume this is something that was not expected at the time.