ANSI Color with Xterm and SecureCRT

[Mike Vanecek]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:42:19 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote
> > > > On Sunday 08 August 2004 13:41, Mike Vanecek wrote:
> > > >> I am using SecureCRT 4.1.17 to ssh2 into a RH 9 system. SecureCRT is
> > > >> configured to connect using xterm terminal emulation with ansi 
color. The
> > > >> default color selection is fg=white and bg=black. I would like to 
reverse
> > > >> it to have black on white as the system default. I know about using
> > > >> geometry when starting an xterm session in a local session with 
GNOME.
> > > >> However, I am starting the session via ssh and SecureCRT and do not 
have
> > > >> the option to use geometry (at least not that I can find). How can I 
tell
> > > >> the running xterm session to change its fg/bg colors?
> 
> Sorry, I didn't save the original post....
> 
> Without restating that with SecureCRT you can't really be running an
> xterm and thus can use the "features" that a real xterm will use....
> 
> Now, you want to change your colors.  Here is where the "help" of
> SecureCRT comes in handy....
> 
> Go to "Options-->Global Options-->Appearance-->ANSI Color".  Under
> "Normal colors" pick the left most box (black) and click on it.  Pick
> White.  Then go back and click the right most box (grey/gray) and 
> Pick Black.
> 
> You are done....

Yes and no. It does indeed change the default display at the command line to 
be black on white. However an application that sends a display code to 
display white now displays black and one that sends a display code to display 
black now displays white. Changing the color definition of white to black and 
vice versa just mucks up the other applications since they expect black to be 
black, not white. 

Hence, what I need to know is how to send the codes from the xterm terminal 
session to tell the display to use white as bg and black as fg as the default 
system display scheme. 

I have exchanged several emails with the SecureCRT folks as well. They have 
not been able to suggest anything that works.