Escape Sequences - Colours AIX 4.3.3

[maxcrook]

Can anyone tell me how you can get text to flash on screen or even display different colours - I think that this can be done using escape sequences.

Thanks

Max

 

[crowe]

The escape sequences will be based on the terminal emulation that you are using. VT100, WY925, IBM-3151, and so on.

crowe

 

[bjverzal]

/usr/share/lib/terminfo contains files and directories that relate to all known (installed) terminal definitions.

For example, an "aixterm" is in the "ibm.ti" file. The "vt220" is in the dec.ti.

The directories contained "compiled" terminfo files. You won't be able to see anything in them. Look in the *.ti files.

Look around in the files. Experiment.

Try a "tput blink". Try a "tput smso" or "tput rmso".

Bill.

 

[maxcrook]

Thanks thats great!how do you turn the flashing off!
Thanks again - my scripts look much more appealing now!

 

[bjverzal]

I'm not sure which attribute turns it off. Try tput rmso.

Bill.