Activating colors in links2 (text mode)

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I can't seem to see colors in links2 (text mode), even after playing with my TERM settings. The links2 manpage and README.Debian don't specifically address this issue. Also, command-line options like -html-t-text-color are not recognized in my links2. But I can start and see colors in graphics mode (-g).

My eventual goal is to convert HTML syntax-highlighted document (e.g. JSON or Perl, Javascript, etc) and display them in terminals using ANSI codes for colors.

My platform: Debian Wheezy+Sid AMD64. Terminal emulators used: Konsole (4.6.5). Colors (including 256 colors) work normal for other programs, including emacs and mc.

Any pointers? Thanks in advance. I don't mind using other text-based browsers which support color.

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If the binary doesn't support the flags advertised by the manpage, check if you are actually executing the right binary. Other links packages or the alternatives system may be interfering.

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Lynx is actively maintained, but mostly for bug fixes.

The last release of Links 2 was on 2011-08-10. The elinks fork still has an active developer mailing list with occasional bug fixes, but hasn't seen a release since 2009.

W3m is actively maintained, though no major feature has been added in several years. The latest version is w3m 0.5.3 released on 2011-01-15.

There isn't a single project that's more advanced than the rest. W3m's killer feature is its superior rendering of frames, tables and other visual elements. Links's killer feature is its experimental JavaScript support.

How to print text using any one of the 256 colors that the terminal allows

You can have a look into TERM settings. It is possible it is set to lesser then capable string. To test colors you can run GNU's msgcat. Try e.g.:

echo $TERM
msgcat --color=test
TERM=xterm-256color
msgcat --color=test

Or use @Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams's loop instead of msgcat.

For more information on how and what to set have a look at e.g.:

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