New prob with PS1

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

I got what I want.

PS1="${B_WHITE}${BLD}${F_BLACK}`hostname -s`${F_MAG}::${GREEN}`id
-un`#${NOR}${NOR} "

But when I su to root, I no longer have
dark and heavy characters. What am I doing?