From 6e90f345474ea3f54d1bcbe69c5118f6fbcd42a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "B. Watson" <urchlay@slackware.uk>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:47:50 -0400
Subject: a8cat: use correct ANSI code to turn off inverse.

---
 a8cat.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'a8cat.c')

diff --git a/a8cat.c b/a8cat.c
index 76ec67a..3c58510 100644
--- a/a8cat.c
+++ b/a8cat.c
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ const char **table = ata2utf;
 /* XXX: hard-coded ANSI/vt100 escape sequences. would be
    better but more complex to use terminfo to support any ol'
    terminal... */
-const char *inverse_on  = "\x1b[7m";
+/* 20250316 bkw: used to use this:
 const char *inverse_off = "\x1b[0m";
+   ...but 27m is widely supported, and makes it easier for
+   colorize-amsb to postprocess a8cat's output. */
+const char *inverse_on  = "\x1b[7m";
+const char *inverse_off = "\x1b[27m";
 
 int verbose = 0;
 int underline = 0, reverse = 0, textmode = 0, ics = 0;
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