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-.\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.27 2018/07/28 22:08:59 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: default_colors.3x,v 1.29 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
.TH default_colors 3X ""
+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el .ds '' ''
.SH NAME
\fBuse_default_colors\fR,
\fBassume_default_colors\fR \- use terminal's default colors
using colors only for text.
For example, there are several implementations of the \fBls\fP program
which use colors to denote different file types or permissions.
-These "color ls" programs do not necessarily modify the background color,
+These \*(``color ls\*('' programs do not necessarily modify the background color,
typically using only the \fBsetaf\fP terminfo capability to set the
foreground color.
Full-screen applications that use default colors can achieve similar
The bottom portion of the screen, which is of adjustable
size, is left uncolored to display the results from shell commands.
The top portion of the screen colors filenames using a scheme like the
-"color ls" programs.
+\*(``color ls\*('' programs.
Attempting to manage the background color of the screen for this application
would give unsatisfactory results for a variety of reasons.
This extension was devised after