1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/LYReadCFG.h b/src/LYReadCFG.h
index 7cf805c0..5e94f0d8 100644
--- a/src/LYReadCFG.h
+++ b/src/LYReadCFG.h
@@ -11,6 +11,32 @@
 #define NO_COLOR      -2
 #define ERR_COLOR     -3
 
+/* Note: the sense of colors that Lynx uses for defaults is the reverse of
+ * the standard for color-curses.
+ */
+#ifdef USE_DEFAULT_COLORS
+# ifdef USE_SLANG
+#  define DEFAULT_FG "default"
+#  define DEFAULT_BG "default"
+# else
+#  ifdef HAVE_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS
+#   define DEFAULT_FG DEFAULT_COLOR
+#   define DEFAULT_BG DEFAULT_COLOR
+#  else
+#   define DEFAULT_FG COLOR_BLACK
+#   define DEFAULT_BG COLOR_WHITE
+#  endif
+# endif
+#else
+# ifdef USE_SLANG
+#  define DEFAULT_FG "black"
+#  define DEFAULT_BG "white"
+# else
+#  define DEFAULT_FG COLOR_BLACK
+#  define DEFAULT_BG COLOR_WHITE
+# endif
+#endif /* USE_DEFAULT_COLORS */
+
 extern int default_fg;
 extern int default_bg;