> > I have no colors in man, but do have in ls. For example "ls > > --color=tty" works fine in an xterm and produces colors, but I have > > none in man pages. Since it works for ls I guess it's not xterm > > specific. > > I don't believe man pages display color attributes. If you want > nice formatted color pages, "Ctrl+F2", then type "man:whatever". > You'll get a nice html formatted man page with links to > associated man pages. What I meant here was "Alt+F2" rather than Ctrl+F2. > > > Also, in vi there are colors, but when going into insert > > mode, the line at the bottom that says -- INSERT -- is bold, not > > colored. > > -- INSERT -- is the current mode for vim, when it's displayed. > Why do you need the mode to show up in color? > > > > > I have FC3 with the latest updates installed and have tried copying > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color to ~/.Xresources and > > ~/.Xdefaults and setting > > > > *VT100*colorULMode: on > > *VT100*underLine: off > > *VT100*colorBDMode: on > > > > but didn't work, still no colors in man. Where is this thing set to > > color underline and bold attributes?
