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This version of Links has support for 16 named colours (see table below), while any other colours (given by hex values, e.g. #FF00FF) are rendered according to a "nearest colour" algorithm (see the source code module "html_r.c" if you are interested).
Enabling colour support in Links using the menu system is simple. Just press <ESC>, then select Setup --> Terminal options. Click on the Color checkbox or toggle it with your keyboard's spacebar. Press <Enter> or click [OK] and that's it. But don't forget to "Save options" before exiting Links (<ESC>-s-s).
To find out how to enable / disable the colour display in the Links.cfg file, see the section "Terminal options" [2.5.5].
Just so you know the limit to the colours that Links can display, here's a table with the named colours and their hex value equivalents. You should, of course, be viewing this in Links ;-).
| black (#000000) | red (#ff0000) | blue (#0000ff) | yellow (#ffff00) |
| gray (#808080) | silver (#c0c0c0) | white (#ffffff) | maroon (#800000) |
| purple (#800080) | fuchsia (#ff00ff) | green (#008000) | lime (#00ff00) |
| olive (#808000) | navy (#000080) | teal (#008080) | aqua (#00ffff) |
| User Reference Manual for Links Version 0.82 |
Revision Date: 2000-02-16 |
Copyright (C) 2000 Cliff Cunnington, <cliff@ccnet.demon.nl>
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