[Bug 254013] sysutils/most: poor default colors unreadable on bright background terminal

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=254013

            Bug ID: 254013
           Summary: sysutils/most: poor default colors unreadable on
                    bright background terminal
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Keywords: easy, standards
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: ehaupt at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: walter.von.entferndt at posteo.net
             Flags: maintainer-feedback?(ehaupt at FreeBSD.org)
          Assignee: ehaupt at FreeBSD.org
 Attachment #222979 maintainer-approval?
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Created attachment 222979
  --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=222979&action=edit
files/patch-colors.diff: adjust default colors to be readable on most
reasonable backgrounds

The default colors for overstrike & underline text are very hard to read on
terminals with a bright background.

The patch corrects these to be readable on both dark & bright backgrounds.  It
changes brightgreen -> magenta & brightred -> blue in the source & config
example files.  Additionally I took the freedom to add a hint in the example
files that it's better to set the background to 'default' instread of 'black',
since that works for both dark & bright background.  With the colors changed,
sysutils/most is a near-perfect candidate to read manpages & as default PAGER,
espc. for newbies & noobs, since it has a statusbar & _tells_ which keys to
press.

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