Re: xterm-direct and zsh

[Anssi Saari <as@xxxxxx>]

Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Pardon a dumb question, but what use does a terminal have for a huge
> number of colors?  I colorize my prompt but even 8 colors is more than
> enough.  There must be some functionality that I'm completely unaware
> of.

I guess it's having the color you want. Personally I like to utilize
other people's work so I download color schemes for various terminal
programs and they usually assume a 256 color terminal. In the end it's
about freedom of choice.