[Konsole-devel] [Bug 169013] New: xterm256 color palette not compatible with standard xterm

[pan shi zhu]

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           Summary: xterm256 color palette not compatible with standard
                    xterm
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: pan.shizhu gmail com


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.0)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
OS:                Linux

from KDE3.5.6 the konsole adds xterm256 support, however, it is using a different palette from the stardard xterm. In my opinion this is a bug rather than a feature.

Rationale 1: konsole report itself as TERM=xterm, so the palette should behave like the standard xterm.
Rationale 2: the xterm256 color palette actually represent more natural colors in visible color space.
Rationale 3: xterm, gnome-terminal, xfce4-terminal and putty all use the same palette, konsole seems to be the only exception.

I had done the patch for both KDE3 and KDE4, the patched konsole works great since the xterm256 is much more useful with the standard xterm palette.