Function: display-color-p

display-color-p is a byte-compiled function defined in faces.el.gz.

Signature

(display-color-p &optional DISPLAY)

Documentation

Return t if DISPLAY supports color.

The optional argument DISPLAY specifies which display to ask about. DISPLAY should be either a frame or a display name (a string). If omitted or nil, that stands for the selected frame's display.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 21.1.

Aliases

viper-color-display-p (obsolete since 29.1) ediff-color-display-p (obsolete since 27.1) mh-colors-available-p (obsolete since 29.1) x-display-color-p (obsolete since 30.1) ps-color-device (obsolete since 29.1)

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/faces.el.gz
(defun display-color-p (&optional display)
  "Return t if DISPLAY supports color.
The optional argument DISPLAY specifies which display to ask about.
DISPLAY should be either a frame or a display name (a string).
If omitted or nil, that stands for the selected frame's display."
  (if (display-graphic-p display)
      (xw-display-color-p display)
    (tty-display-color-p display)))