7 Feb 2001 07:02:37 GMT, Geoff Wing sez:

> You have v133 xterm.  It has colour support.  Try:
> % printf '\e[m\e[1m\e[33m\e[44mHello\e[K\e[m\n'

Fascinating.

Thanks for the string.  I was contemplating taking my output and
cutting it back -- you saved me the trouble.

On each of our computers I tried this string.  This is what I got:

i386 at 1.5_ALPHA2:     Aug 21 10:39
Tue Feb  6 17:45:58 on mterm.rse.com ~ A) printf '\e[m\e[1m\e[33m\e[44mHello\e[K\e[m\n'
<No text, just a long row bar extending all the way across the xterm window in foreground colour>

macppc at 1.5.1_ALPHA:  Dec 21 01:22
Tue Feb  6 18:16:39 on t982.rse.com /tmp A) printf '\e[m\e[1m\e[33m\e[44mHello\e[K\e[m\n'
<No text, just a long row bar extending all the way across the xterm window in foreground colour>

v162 at 1.4.2:
Tue Feb  6 18:09:22 on nnwest.rse.com ~/tmp A) printf '\e[m\e[1m\e[33m\e[44mHello\e[K\e[m\n'
Hello <in bold foreground colour>

-Mike