[Bug 730672] Re: Improve Console Colors

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** Branch linked: lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/ubuntu/quantal/bogl/merge-8

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Title:
  Improve Console Colors

Status in Nifty Erik's Windowing Toolkit:
  Unknown
Status in “bogl” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “cdebconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “console-setup” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “kbd” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “newt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “rootskel” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “bogl” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “cdebconf” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “console-setup” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “kbd” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “newt” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “rootskel” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “kbd” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: kbd

  The Linux virtual terminals support 16 colors, which are configurable in:
   /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_{red,grn,blu}

  A well formed color map, cmap, can be dynamically set using the ioctl:
   ioctl(/dev/tty0, PIO_CMAP, cmap)

  It would be very Ubuntu of us to provide a program in /sbin/setvtrgb
  that dynamically modifies these colors.  Furthermore, we should
  provide a better default color palette than the standard vga one,
  allow admins to configure it, and apply it at boot.

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Order of uploads:
   1) kbd -- establish the setvtrgb utility, get it in the builds, is able to set the original vga colors, but requires a text file input palette

   2) Wait for Marcus/Ivanka to supply a suitable color palette

   3)
     a) console-setup -- add the conffile for the color palette, and the upstart job that calls setvtrgb it at boot
     b) rootskel -- call setvtrgb at install boot
     c) bogl -- fix the hardcoded color palette used by d

   4)
      a) newt -- change the default newt palette to use magenta where we previously used blue

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Eventually (11.10?) we should try to apply the Ubuntu fonts to the
  console as well.  Steps 12–14 are blocked waiting for the Ubuntu
  Monospace to be released and available in the archive.

   11) gfxboot-theme-ubuntu (Proportional) - bug #732854
   12) Bterm (d-i) (Monospace) -
   13) Grub2 (Monospace) - bug #729470
   14) Console-setup (Monospace) - bug #724022

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