Editing skins for Midnight Commander
Text mode doesn't have to be ugly :)
GNU Midnight Commander
Working on a text console is sometimes necessary, even if you don't like it and prefer a graphical desktop. But on many *iX systems which are mainly performing server tasks, a graphical desktop often doesn't exist. That doesn't mean you have to live with zero comfort.
There are many tools for the character based text mode (or console) and one of the better known is the GNU Midnight Commander. It is a text-mode based file manager, file viewer and text editor, combined in a relatively small and fast package. Its feature set is vast and its interface basically resembles a more than 20 years old concept - the dual pane view.
By default, MC also imitates the color scheme of the first Norton Commander - white text on a medium blue background - a scheme instantly recognized by many older users out there. But not anyone may like this default scheme and the developers know this, so they always allowed you to change the colors in the Midnight Commander INI file. Read more...