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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0d5d1196..ea8717a7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -98,16 +98,17 @@ want to try more established ones: ### Why does Chawan use strange/incorrect/ugly colors? -Chawan assumes the terminal's default background/foreground colors are -black and white. If this is not true for your terminal, make sure to set -the display.default-background-color and display.default-foreground-color -properties in your Chawan configuration file. - -Also, by default, Chawan uses the eight ANSI colors to display colored -text. To use true colors, either export COLORTERM=truecolor or set the -display.color-mode to "24bit". To use 256 colors, set display.color-mode to -"8bit" instead. (You can also turn off colors and/or styling altogether in -the configuration; please consult [doc/config.md](doc/config.md) for details.) +Chawan's display capabilities depend on what your terminal reports. In +particular: + +* if it does not respond to querying XTGETTCAP, and the COLORTERM environment + variable is not set, then Chawan falls back to ANSI colors +* if it does not respond to querying the background color, then Chawan's color + contrast correction will likely malfunction + +You can fix this manually by adjusting the display.default-background-color, +display.default-foreground-color, and display.color-mode variables. See +[doc/config.md](doc/config.md) for details. ### Can I view Markdown files using Chawan? |