Console capability

[Seeker]

I've built an script which formats text into ANSI foreground and background colors and adds effects.
In my default cons25 only bold/intense effect works, while underlined and blink/flashing text doesn't work.

In xterm everything works.

How do I make cons25 also display underlined and blink/flashing text correctly, without it's "substitutions"?

 

[Seeker]

With which one, should I replace cons25 in /etc/ttys, so underlined and blinking/flashing text, would be displayed correctly?
I would like it, to work in a single user mode too.

Also, as I have rxvt unicode installed I've added /etc/ttys into

ttyv0   "/usr/local/bin/urxvt -display :0"      urxvt-unicode   on window="/usr/local/bin/X :0"

But it didn't work, as I got error:

init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv0, sleeping 30 secs

 

[SirDice]

You can't use an X application in /etc/ttys.

 

[Seeker]

From

man 5 ttys

# terminal emulate/window system
     ttyv0   "/usr/local/bin/xterm -display :0"      xterm   on window="/usr/local/bin/X :0"

I've just tried same with urxvt.

Let's say I just want to replace cons25 with one that will enable ANSI colors and underlined and blinking/flashing text.

 

[SirDice]

From

man 5 ttys

I've just tried same with urxvt.

I'd have to dig into this, never seen it used before.

Let's say I just want to replace cons25 with one that will enable ANSI colors and underlined and blinking/flashing text.

Have a look at the screen(4) man page. As far as I understood it it needs hardware support for blink and underline.

 

[Seeker]

... As far as I understood it it needs hardware support for blink and underline.

LOL! I've pissed my pants ... :e
Welcome to 2011!


I would rather say, we need to make emulator see available hardware ...