[Ipython-tickets] [IPython] #247: LightBG color setting ignored in tracebacks on OS X

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#247: LightBG color setting ignored in tracebacks on OS X
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 Reporter:  tloredo  |       Owner:  fperez
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:        
Component:  ipython  |     Version:        
 Severity:  normal   |    Keywords:        
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 Using "colors LightBG" in ipythonrc does not affect colors for tracebacks
 on OS X.  The problem occurs on both a PPC Mac running
 10.4.11/Py2.4/IPy0.8.2 and an Intel Mac running 10.4.1/Py2.5/IPy0.8.1.

 I have had this problem for the past several versions of IPython,
 extending back at least a year.  I also use IPython on a linux machine
 (currently with EL5 and Py2.5), where I also use LightBG.  The problem has
 never appeared under linux for me.

 I searched for reports of this bug and found ticket #243, which reports it
 as closed because the current build did not manifest it.  The reporter did
 not note a platform.  I wonder if the bug platform was OS X, but the
 closer tested under linux.

 I just installed the tarball with  0.8.3.svn.r3001 and the problem
 persists.

 For my own use, I have sought to "hard wire" a traceback color.  After
 many failed attempts at several places in the code, the following change
 in ConfigLoader.py does the trick for me:

 Replace line 76:

 Xinfo = ultraTB.AutoFormattedTB()

 With:

 Xinfo = ultraTB.AutoFormattedTB(color_scheme='LightBG')

 Obviously this is not a real fix; I post it here as a workaround for
 anyone stumbling on this until a proper fix is implemented.

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Ticket URL: <http://ipython.scipy.org/ipython/ipython/ticket/247>
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