On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 7:25 PM Dan Mahoney (Gushi) <d...@prime.gushi.org> wrote:
> Hey there all, > > This might be slightly off-topic. I am using a tool called wp-cli, where > it tries to set "bold" values in its help text thusly: > > ESC[1mNAMEESC[0m > > wp > > ESC[1mDESCRIPTIONESC[0m > > Manage WordPress through the command-line. > > ESC[1mSYNOPSISESC[0m > > wp <command> > > ESC[1mSUBCOMMANDSESC[0m > > So obviously, when I see those escape codes, my first thought was "I'm > running screen, it's not recognizing them". But that's not it. > > The problem happens even outside of screen, where terminal color still > works perfectly well. It breaks with both iterm and the mac terminal app. > It breaks over both mosh and ssh. > > Ergo, either this is some kind of a terminal issue (I've tried xterm and > xterm-256color), or a bug with the script where what it thinks is an > escape code actually isn't sending the right escapes. > > Before I report this as a bug to them, I'd like to see if I can find some > kind of "rosetta stone" that outputs various things that a terminal should > support. Ascii, Colors, 256-colors, ANSI escape codes, line draw > characters, emojii, etc. > > I've found https://gist.github.com/sdeaton2/8450564 but I'm looking for > something more complete. > > Does anyone know of such a thing? > > -Dan > > -- > > -Harry nods- > > Vincent Spano, as Boris in "Creator". > > > --------Dan Mahoney-------- > Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek > Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC > FB: fb.com/DanielMahoneyIV > LI: linkedin.com/in/gushi > Site: http://www.gushi.org > --------------------------- > > > A) Use tput or an ANSI library to obtain the code sequences based on the TERM setting instead of hard coding them. B) See vttest https://invisible-island.net/vttest/vttest.html for xterm tests -- Visit serverfault.com to get your system administration questions answered.
