Cool Terminal color combinations?

grrl_geek · 09-25-2003, 08:08 PM

In my quest to improve my herd status and increase my mating potential, I've started messing with Terminal colors. You know, the background and text color.

Anybody have any good color combinations, other than white-with-black-text and black-with-green-text?

wayneyoung · 09-25-2003, 08:40 PM

I remember some old computers with amber text on black background, that's not too bad. Blue text on a gray background is pretty good. I use green text on a black background. Hope this helps you increase your herd status and your mating potential, but don't hold your breath.

yellow · 09-25-2003, 09:44 PM

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	Originally posted by grrl_geek In my quest to improve my herd status and increase my mating potential

LOL <snort>!

xchanyazy · 09-25-2003, 09:55 PM

Maize text and blue background are the best, straight up.

<---- May be slightly biased.

Russ R. · 09-26-2003, 03:10 PM

Wow, and I'm lookin' for a mate with a cool terminal

If you use a black background, be sure to set the transparency high.

djn1 · 09-26-2003, 04:13 PM

These are my settings (all colours specified as RGB):

Background: 33.47.64
(transparency set at about the 4th tick from the left)

Cursor: 255.255.0

Normal Text: 255.255.204

Bold Text: 132.188.255

Selection: 96.117.148

Though I can't say that I've noticed that they've improved my sex life any, but good luck

java_guy · 09-26-2003, 04:50 PM

Yellow on Black seems pleasing to the cornia as well

yellow · 09-26-2003, 04:55 PM

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	Originally posted by java_guy Yellow on Black seems pleasing to the cornia as well

Me on who? Seriously, isn't cyan the easiest color on the eye?

java_guy · 09-26-2003, 05:10 PM

yellow, ROFL!

I'm pretty boring....

I like black on white and sometimes yellow on black. All other combos seem to give me a headache.

mervTormel · 09-26-2003, 08:46 PM

plain old newspaper here. licorice on mercury. cyan angries up my blood

--
she was easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart

hnhansen · 09-27-2003, 04:00 PM

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	Originally posted by grrl_geek Anybody have any good color combinations, other than white-with-black-text and black-with-green-text?

I've been using licorice on a LCD green-ish background that I (color-)picked from iTunes. It is a nice soft combination. Incidentally, the reverse colors also works fine.

vonleigh · 09-28-2003, 03:37 AM

Being the art student here's what I did: Warm colors tend to come up, and cool colors tend to recede into the background. It doesn't take much color for your eye to capture the difference either, so my colors are very very faint.

So what I did was make the background of the terminal a blue black and added a bit of transparency. The normal text has a tiny bit of cyan into it so it harmonizes with the window (never use pure white). Bold text however has a tiny bit of cream, it really stands out.

You can play with your own variations if you want. Good contrasts are also green/red, purple/yellow and blue/orange. Don't make it jarring, just a tiny tiny bit of these colors will be enough to make them stand out a lot.

Oh, and most definitely make it dark background light lettering, I've never understood why apple ships with black over white as the default.

v

acme.mail.order · 12-06-2003, 08:57 AM

...improve my herd status and increase my mating potential...

change the font to something hard to read, like russian, klingon or borg, and set the colours to either headache-bold or low, low contrast. Practice until it's natural. Won't increase your mating potential, but may raise your herd status to unix-demigod 'cause no one else will understand what you are doing.

stetner · 12-06-2003, 08:36 PM

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	Originally posted by grrl_geek ...improve my herd status and increase my mating potential...

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	Originally posted by vonleigh So what I did was make the background of the terminal a blue black and added a bit of transparency. The normal text has a tiny bit of cyan into it so it harmonizes with the window (never use pure white). Bold text however has a tiny bit of cream, it really stands out.

Oh god, stop it everyone, I am getting all hot and bothered.....

grrl_geek · 12-09-2003, 05:47 PM

Acme.mail.order, I am already a Unix demi-god. Er, demigoddess. Sadly, my friends and family don't respond to Unix commands.

rm -rf weird_uncle_ted
/sbin/mother > /dev/null/
mv /friends/playstation2 ~/

Ah, I amuse myself.

yellow · 12-09-2003, 05:54 PM

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	Originally posted by grrl_geek mv /friends/playstation2 ~/

LOL!!!

java_guy · 12-09-2003, 05:57 PM

grrl_geek,
you might want to do

srm -rf weird_uncle_ted

to get rid of all the incriminating evidence.

lgrw3919 · 08-17-2004, 02:40 PM

go transparent

LazyMac · 09-02-2004, 08:52 AM

Bright green on very dark green. Ever so slightly transparent. Except for the shortcut that runs ssh to the server.

FauxCaster · 09-02-2004, 10:19 AM

I remember from my college days (a long time ago), there was a study (by whom I don't know) that revealed that dark maroon text on a tan/beige was the easiest on the eyes. So in Eudora, BBEdit and the Terminal, I use said combinations. I think it is easier on the eyes.

09-25-2003, 08:08 PM	#1
grrl_geek Major Leaguer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 270	Cool Terminal color combinations? In my quest to improve my herd status and increase my mating potential, I've started messing with Terminal colors. You know, the background and text color. Anybody have any good color combinations, other than white-with-black-text and black-with-green-text?

09-25-2003, 09:55 PM	#4
xchanyazy All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dexter, MI, USA Posts: 704	Maize text and blue background are the best, straight up. <---- May be slightly biased. __________________ - Greg Happy user of OS X since the Public Beta. Help Team Mac OS X cure cancer, Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's, and more!

09-26-2003, 03:10 PM	#5
Russ R. Triple-A Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 212	Wow, and I'm lookin' for a mate with a cool terminal If you use a black background, be sure to set the transparency high. __________________ "Now, you will see me one more time, if you do good. You'll see me... two more times, if you do bad."

09-26-2003, 04:13 PM	#6
djn1 MVP Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,212	These are my settings (all colours specified as RGB): Background: 33.47.64 (transparency set at about the 4th tick from the left) Cursor: 255.255.0 Normal Text: 255.255.204 Bold Text: 132.188.255 Selection: 96.117.148 Though I can't say that I've noticed that they've improved my sex life any, but good luck __________________ chromasia G4/800, OS 10.3.x, 1.25GB RAM, 2x80GB HD, 60GB firewire, Geforce4MX, Iiyama VMpro 455+413 Goldtouch keyboard, Cirque EasyCat trackpad, D-Link DSL-604+

08-17-2004, 02:40 PM	#18
lgrw3919 Prospect Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kallifornea Posts: 49	go transparent __________________ got mac?

09-25-2003, 08:40 PM	#2
wayneyoung Triple-A Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 216	I remember some old computers with amber text on black background, that's not too bad. Blue text on a gray background is pretty good. I use green text on a black background. Hope this helps you increase your herd status and your mating potential, but don't hold your breath.

09-26-2003, 04:50 PM	#7
java_guy Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 288	Yellow on Black seems pleasing to the cornia as well

09-26-2003, 05:10 PM	#9
java_guy Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 288	yellow, ROFL! I'm pretty boring.... I like black on white and sometimes yellow on black. All other combos seem to give me a headache.

09-26-2003, 08:46 PM	#10
mervTormel League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,536	plain old newspaper here. licorice on mercury. cyan angries up my blood -- she was easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart

09-28-2003, 03:37 AM	#12
vonleigh All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 579	Being the art student here's what I did: Warm colors tend to come up, and cool colors tend to recede into the background. It doesn't take much color for your eye to capture the difference either, so my colors are very very faint. So what I did was make the background of the terminal a blue black and added a bit of transparency. The normal text has a tiny bit of cyan into it so it harmonizes with the window (never use pure white). Bold text however has a tiny bit of cream, it really stands out. You can play with your own variations if you want. Good contrasts are also green/red, purple/yellow and blue/orange. Don't make it jarring, just a tiny tiny bit of these colors will be enough to make them stand out a lot. Oh, and most definitely make it dark background light lettering, I've never understood why apple ships with black over white as the default. v

12-06-2003, 08:57 AM	#13
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,334	...improve my herd status and increase my mating potential... change the font to something hard to read, like russian, klingon or borg, and set the colours to either headache-bold or low, low contrast. Practice until it's natural. Won't increase your mating potential, but may raise your herd status to unix-demigod 'cause no one else will understand what you are doing.

12-09-2003, 05:47 PM	#15
grrl_geek Major Leaguer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 270	Acme.mail.order, I am already a Unix demi-god. Er, demigoddess. Sadly, my friends and family don't respond to Unix commands. rm -rf weird_uncle_ted /sbin/mother > /dev/null/ mv /friends/playstation2 ~/ Ah, I amuse myself.

12-09-2003, 05:57 PM	#17
java_guy Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 288	grrl_geek, you might want to do srm -rf weird_uncle_ted to get rid of all the incriminating evidence.

09-02-2004, 08:52 AM	#19
LazyMac Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6	Bright green on very dark green. Ever so slightly transparent. Except for the shortcut that runs ssh to the server.

09-02-2004, 10:19 AM	#20
FauxCaster Prospect Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 24	I remember from my college days (a long time ago), there was a study (by whom I don't know) that revealed that dark maroon text on a tan/beige was the easiest on the eyes. So in Eudora, BBEdit and the Terminal, I use said combinations. I think it is easier on the eyes.