* [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command @ 2026-07-10 22:10 Jan Engelhardt 2026-07-10 22:10 ` [PATCH 2/2] console_codes.4: document more xterm codes Jan Engelhardt 2026-07-18 12:22 ` [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command Alejandro Colomar 0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Jan Engelhardt @ 2026-07-10 22:10 UTC (permalink / raw) To: alx; +Cc: linux-man Fonts are only settable if xterm was launched with the right options (or X11 resources) that would allow this operation. Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> --- man/man4/console_codes.4 | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/man4/console_codes.4 b/man/man4/console_codes.4 index 2fa8368e1..534510a4b 100644 --- a/man/man4/console_codes.4 +++ b/man/man4/console_codes.4 @@ -760,7 +760,10 @@ Change log file to .I name (normally disabled by a compile-time option). T} -ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST Set font to \f[I]fn\f[]. +ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST T{ +Set font to \f[I]fn\f[] (the escape code is normally disabled; +consult the xterm manpage for the "allowFontOps" setting) +T} .TE .P It recognizes the following with slightly modified meaning -- 2.54.0 ^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* [PATCH 2/2] console_codes.4: document more xterm codes 2026-07-10 22:10 [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command Jan Engelhardt @ 2026-07-10 22:10 ` Jan Engelhardt 2026-07-18 12:23 ` Alejandro Colomar 2026-07-18 12:22 ` [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command Alejandro Colomar 1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Jan Engelhardt @ 2026-07-10 22:10 UTC (permalink / raw) To: alx; +Cc: linux-man Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> --- man/man4/console_codes.4 | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/man4/console_codes.4 b/man/man4/console_codes.4 index 534510a4b..526d743a3 100644 --- a/man/man4/console_codes.4 +++ b/man/man4/console_codes.4 @@ -754,7 +754,30 @@ T} ESC ] 1 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set icon name to \f[I]txt\f[]. ESC ] 2 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set window title to \f[I]txt\f[]. ESC ] 4 ; \f[I]num\f[] ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set color \f[I]num\f[] (0-255) to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 5 ; 0 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for bold substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 5 ; 1 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for underline substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 5 ; 2 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for blinking substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 5 ; 3 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for reverse substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 5 ; 4 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for italic substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 6 ; 0 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle bold rendition: 0=bold, 1=substitute by color. +ESC ] 6 ; 1 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle underscore rendition: 0=underscore, 1=color. +ESC ] 6 ; 2 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle blinking rendition: 0=blinking, 1=color. +ESC ] 6 ; 3 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle reverse rendition: 0=reverse, 1=color. +ESC ] 6 ; 4 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle italic rendition: 0=italic, 1=color. ESC ] 10 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the foreground text color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 11 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the background color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 12 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the text cursor color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 13 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the mouse cursor foreground color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 14 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the mouse cursor background color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 15 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the Tektronix foreground color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 16 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the Tektronix background color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 17 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST T{ +Set the background text color for highlighted (selected) text to \f[I]txt\f[]. +T} +ESC ] 18 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the Tektronix cursor color to \f[I]txt\f[]. +ESC ] 19 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST T{ +Set the foreground text color for highlighted (selected) text to \f[I]txt\f[]. +T} ESC ] 46 ; \f[I]name\f[] ST T{ Change log file to .I name @@ -764,6 +787,18 @@ ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST T{ Set font to \f[I]fn\f[] (the escape code is normally disabled; consult the xterm manpage for the "allowFontOps" setting) T} +ESC ] 104 ; \f[I]num\f[] ST Reset color for mode 4;\f[I]num\f[] +ESC ] 105 ; \f[I]num\f[] ST Reset color for mode 5;\f[I]num\f[] +ESC ] 106 ; \f[I]num\f[] ; \f[I]val\f[] ST T{ +Exactly equal to 6;\f[I]num\f[];\f[I]val\f[]. (no "reset" logic) +T} +ESC ] 110 ST T{ +Reset color for mode 10. (Codes 111-119 map to resetting modes 11-19, +respectively.) +T} +ESC ] \f[I]mode\f[] ; ? ST T{ +Query the respective property/color/etc. (modes 4,5,10-19,50) +T} .TE .P It recognizes the following with slightly modified meaning -- 2.54.0 ^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 2/2] console_codes.4: document more xterm codes 2026-07-10 22:10 ` [PATCH 2/2] console_codes.4: document more xterm codes Jan Engelhardt @ 2026-07-18 12:23 ` Alejandro Colomar 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Alejandro Colomar @ 2026-07-18 12:23 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jan Engelhardt; +Cc: linux-man [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 3380 bytes --] Hi Jan, On 2026-07-11T00:10:35+0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> Would you mind rebasing this patch? It doesn't apply cleanly. Cheers, Alex > --- > man/man4/console_codes.4 | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/man/man4/console_codes.4 b/man/man4/console_codes.4 > index 534510a4b..526d743a3 100644 > --- a/man/man4/console_codes.4 > +++ b/man/man4/console_codes.4 > @@ -754,7 +754,30 @@ T} > ESC ] 1 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set icon name to \f[I]txt\f[]. > ESC ] 2 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set window title to \f[I]txt\f[]. > ESC ] 4 ; \f[I]num\f[] ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set color \f[I]num\f[] (0-255) to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 5 ; 0 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for bold substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 5 ; 1 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for underline substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 5 ; 2 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for blinking substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 5 ; 3 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for reverse substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 5 ; 4 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the color for italic substitution to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 6 ; 0 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle bold rendition: 0=bold, 1=substitute by color. > +ESC ] 6 ; 1 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle underscore rendition: 0=underscore, 1=color. > +ESC ] 6 ; 2 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle blinking rendition: 0=blinking, 1=color. > +ESC ] 6 ; 3 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle reverse rendition: 0=reverse, 1=color. > +ESC ] 6 ; 4 ; \f[I]val\f[] ST Toggle italic rendition: 0=italic, 1=color. > ESC ] 10 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the foreground text color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 11 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the background color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 12 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the text cursor color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 13 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the mouse cursor foreground color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 14 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the mouse cursor background color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 15 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the Tektronix foreground color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 16 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the Tektronix background color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 17 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST T{ > +Set the background text color for highlighted (selected) text to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +T} > +ESC ] 18 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST Set the Tektronix cursor color to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +ESC ] 19 ; \f[I]txt\f[] ST T{ > +Set the foreground text color for highlighted (selected) text to \f[I]txt\f[]. > +T} > ESC ] 46 ; \f[I]name\f[] ST T{ > Change log file to > .I name > @@ -764,6 +787,18 @@ ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST T{ > Set font to \f[I]fn\f[] (the escape code is normally disabled; > consult the xterm manpage for the "allowFontOps" setting) > T} > +ESC ] 104 ; \f[I]num\f[] ST Reset color for mode 4;\f[I]num\f[] > +ESC ] 105 ; \f[I]num\f[] ST Reset color for mode 5;\f[I]num\f[] > +ESC ] 106 ; \f[I]num\f[] ; \f[I]val\f[] ST T{ > +Exactly equal to 6;\f[I]num\f[];\f[I]val\f[]. (no "reset" logic) > +T} > +ESC ] 110 ST T{ > +Reset color for mode 10. (Codes 111-119 map to resetting modes 11-19, > +respectively.) > +T} > +ESC ] \f[I]mode\f[] ; ? ST T{ > +Query the respective property/color/etc. (modes 4,5,10-19,50) > +T} > .TE > .P > It recognizes the following with slightly modified meaning > -- > 2.54.0 > -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es> [-- Attachment #2: signature.asc --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 833 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command 2026-07-10 22:10 [PATCH 1/2] console_codes.4: mention caveats for xterm's ESC ] 50 command Jan Engelhardt 2026-07-10 22:10 ` [PATCH 2/2] console_codes.4: document more xterm codes Jan Engelhardt @ 2026-07-18 12:22 ` Alejandro Colomar 1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Alejandro Colomar @ 2026-07-18 12:22 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jan Engelhardt; +Cc: linux-man [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1093 bytes --] Hi Jan, On 2026-07-11T00:10:34+0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > Fonts are only settable if xterm was launched with the right options > (or X11 resources) that would allow this operation. > > Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de> Thanks! I've applied the patch, with some minor tweaks. Have a lovely day! Alex > --- > man/man4/console_codes.4 | 5 ++++- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/man/man4/console_codes.4 b/man/man4/console_codes.4 > index 2fa8368e1..534510a4b 100644 > --- a/man/man4/console_codes.4 > +++ b/man/man4/console_codes.4 > @@ -760,7 +760,10 @@ Change log file to > .I name > (normally disabled by a compile-time option). > T} > -ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST Set font to \f[I]fn\f[]. > +ESC ] 50 ; \f[I]fn\f[] ST T{ > +Set font to \f[I]fn\f[] (the escape code is normally disabled; > +consult the xterm manpage for the "allowFontOps" setting) > +T} > .TE > .P > It recognizes the following with slightly modified meaning > -- > 2.54.0 > > -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es> [-- Attachment #2: signature.asc --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 833 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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