HTML with %xh%xxStuff%xn

[brazilofmux]

Original issue 657 created by brazilofmux on 2011-03-06T15:32:21.000Z:

TinyMUX 2.10.0.3

With HTML:

%xh%xxStuff%xn

becomes:

<B><COLOR # 000000>Stuff</COLOR></B>

And, clients don't necessarily render this as grey.

[brazilofmux]

Comment #1 originally posted by brazilofmux on 2011-03-06T15:35:17.000Z:

Unlike some of the other HTML-related bugs, this is expected behavior. The interaction between highlight and the 16 ANSI colors is old, but it doesn't translate to interactions between bold and HTML color. The client ultimately has control over how this is rendered. Bold font or intense color? There is no 'intense' tag in HTML.

[brazilofmux]

Comment #2 originally posted by brazilofmux on 2011-03-06T16:07:23.000Z:

<empty>

[brazilofmux]

Comment #3 originally posted by brazilofmux on 2012-04-12T19:42:34.000Z:

Another case of the same issue:

%crFoo %chBar%cn becomes <COLOR #BB0000>Foo Bar

[brazilofmux]

Comment #4 originally posted by brazilofmux on 2012-04-13T00:00:34.000Z:

Another example:

Using a white on black screen, '%xhH%xxO%xyW%xxL%xn' with ANSI or COLOR256 produces grey O and L. The server is asked to use highlight, and it sends it along. The client ultimately assigns the exact colors. Most clients allow the colors to be adjusted or completely rearranged.

However, when set HTML, the output is:

H<COLOR # 000000>O<COLOR #BBBB00>W<COLOR # 000000>L

Since highlight is mapped to , it does not contribute any color to tags. Instead, the client might simply pick a bold font.

So, if we really care about the color aspect of highlight, specify a specific color instead:

%x<#FFFFFF>H%x<# 555555>O%x<#FFFF55>W%x<# 555555>L%x

Then renders correctly on ANSI, COLOR256, and HTML. HTML is:

<COLOR #FFFFFF>H<COLOR # 555555>O<COLOR #FFFF55>W<COLOR # 555555>L

[brazilofmux]

Comment #5 originally posted by brazilofmux on 2012-04-13T00:03:51.000Z:

Another example:

Using a white on black screen, '%xhH%xxO%xyW%xxL%xn' with ANSI or COLOR256 produces grey O and L. The server is asked to use highlight, and it sends it along. The client ultimately assigns the exact colors. Most clients allow the colors to be adjusted or completely rearranged.

However, when set HTML, the output is:

H<COLOR # 000000>O<COLOR #BBBB00>W<COLOR # 000000>L

Since highlight is mapped to , it does not contribute any color to tags. Instead, the client might simply pick a bold font.

So, if we really care about the color aspect of highlight, specify a specific color instead:

%x<#FFFFFF>H%x<# 555555>O%x<#FFFF55>W%x<# 555555>L%x

This renders correctly on ANSI because the server will generate the highlight itself in an attempt to achieve the requested color. It also renders correctly on COLOR256 and HTML. HTML is:

<COLOR #FFFFFF>H<COLOR # 555555>O<COLOR #FFFF55>W<COLOR # 555555>L

Notice that there are no tags. HTML-enabled clients probably accept and the full-range of together by using a bolded font.