[GH-ISSUE #679] How to change style from washed-out colors #497

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opened 2026-03-04 01:05:30 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @vertsyeux on GitHub (Dec 18, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/679

I started learning Go a week ago as I wanted to write a little Samba configuration terminal utility. I came across the excellent tview library and have been using that. When I run my application in VS Code's terminal (either via go run or after building), the color scheme is sharp & vibrant with pitch black background, however, when I run in a terminal on my laptop or on a Raspberry Pi, the colors are washed-out with a grey background. I've managed to solve every other issue I encountered using Google and the Github tview Wiki, but haven't sussed this out. I suspect it comes down to what terminal is being emulated or theme selection. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks

Originally created by @vertsyeux on GitHub (Dec 18, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/679 I started learning Go a week ago as I wanted to write a little Samba configuration terminal utility. I came across the excellent tview library and have been using that. When I run my application in VS Code's terminal (either via go run or after building), the color scheme is sharp & vibrant with pitch black background, however, when I run in a terminal on my laptop or on a Raspberry Pi, the colors are washed-out with a grey background. I've managed to solve every other issue I encountered using Google and the Github tview Wiki, but haven't sussed this out. I suspect it comes down to what terminal is being emulated or theme selection. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks

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@RasmusLindroth commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2022):

It's probably because of different color schemes. How you fix it depends on what terminal emulator you're running.

I suggest searching the web for "my-terminal-emulator change theme". Because it differs quite a bit. xterm and (u)rxvt uses ~/.Xresources, alacritty ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml and other emulators some other file, so there's no direct answer for how you do it.

@RasmusLindroth commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2022): It's probably because of different color schemes. How you fix it depends on what terminal emulator you're running. I suggest searching the web for "`my-terminal-emulator` change theme". Because it differs quite a bit. xterm and (u)rxvt uses `~/.Xresources`, alacritty `~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml` and other emulators some other file, so there's no direct answer for how you do it.

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2022):

Feel free to reopen if this is still unresolved for you.

@rivo commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2022): Feel free to reopen if this is still unresolved for you.

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2026-03-04 01:08:47 +03:00

[PR #497] Added modals with forms #968