min-colors 88

[fatiparty]

Jan 27, 2022, 18:33 by yuri.v.khan@gmail.com:

> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 13:14, fatiparty--- via Users list for the GNU
> Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> I keep seeing 88 for min-colors.  I wonder if a different number would be 
>> more appropriate, as it seems
>> that 88 is quite arbitrary.
>>
>
> Historically, there existed terminals that supported a maximum of 8
> colors, 16 colors, 88 colors (basic 16 + 4×4×4 color cube + 8 grays?),
> then 256 colors (basic 16 + 6×6×6 cube + 24 grays), and finally 24-bit
> color.
>

I can understand 88 now


> Unless you intend to make a color theme for wide distribution, I
> suggest configuring your own terminal emulators for 24-bit color and
> always assuming full color range.
>
Does one still use (min-colors 88) or should this be changed (or not-used, 
neglected).