# How to change interactive ruby background? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 8, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189 "2010-10-08T11:47:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amage)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189/1 "2010-10-08T11:47:24Z")
Hi, i’m newbie in programming…just started. So anybody can tell me how to change interactive ruby background colour coz black colour isn’t very good for my eyes. thanks in advance 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amage)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189/2 "2010-10-08T14:26:12Z")
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Tony L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, i’m newbie in programming…just started. So anybody can tell me how > to change interactive ruby background colour coz black colour isn’t very > good for my eyes. thanks in advance 🙂 Not sure what you mean. There is no such thing as an IRB background. You probably want to change the settings of your terminal (or shell) window. That setting would depend on the operating system you are on. Cheers robert ---
**Author:** ![amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amage)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189/3 "2010-10-08T14:57:45Z")
Robert K. wrote: > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Tony L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Hi, i’m newbie in programming…just started. So anybody can tell me how > > to change interactive ruby background colour coz black colour isn’t very > > good for my eyes. thanks in advance 🙂 > > Not sure what you mean. There is no such thing as an IRB background. > You probably want to change the settings of your terminal (or shell) > window. That setting would depend on the operating system you are on. > > Cheers > > robert I use windows xp, when i open IRB background is black and evrything what is typed is displayed in white colour. So i want to change that black background to other colour. ---
**Author:** ![amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amage)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189/4 "2010-10-08T15:11:51Z")
On 08/10/2010 14.57, Tony L. wrote: > I use windows xp, when i open IRB background is black and evrything what > is typed is displayed in white colour. So i want to change that black > background to other colour. Yes, you should do exactly what Robert told you to do. Simply click on the icon in the upper left corner of the console window, then choose Properties. From there you can customize the colors. ---
**Author:** ![amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amage)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189/5 "2010-10-08T15:57:58Z")
Stefano M. wrote: > On 08/10/2010 14.57, Tony L. wrote: > > > I use windows xp, when i open IRB background is black and evrything what > > is typed is displayed in white colour. So i want to change that black > > background to other colour. > > Yes, you should do exactly what Robert told you to do. > Simply click on the icon in the upper left corner of the console window, > then choose Properties. From there you can customize the colors. Thanks very much it helped me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@amage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amage)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-interactive-ruby-background/196189/6 "2010-10-10T02:21:08Z")
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