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From:
Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com>
Subject:
Re: watch: don't show previous output in 'dimmed' fashion
To:
Job Snijders <job@bsd.nl>
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:50:38 -0000

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On Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 06:32:24PM +0000, Job Snijders wrote:
> naddy@ pointed out that feature may cause in confusing output: on xterms
> with white background the 'dimmed' text appears indistinguishable from
> regular text; and a similar problem exists on the console (because the
> console doesn't support dimming at all).

I wrote patches ages ago to implement the dim attribute on rasops, BTW.