Added {-type coding for backgrounds. First removal of mentions of the %c syntax from @color command (%c style syntax is still working though)

src/commands/default/player.py

@@ -542,12 +542,14 @@ class CmdColorTest(MuxPlayerCommand):
     Usage:
       @color ansi|xterm256
 
-    Print a color map along with in-mud color codes, while testing what is
+    Prints a color map along with in-mud color codes to use to produce
-    supported in your client. Choices are 16-color ansi (supported in most
+    them.  It also tests what is supported in your client. Choices are
-    muds) or the 256-color xterm256 standard. No checking is done to determine
+    16-color ansi (supported in most muds) or the 256-color xterm256
-    your client supports color - if not you will see rubbish appear.
+    standard. No checking is done to determine your client supports
+    color - if not you will see rubbish appear.
     """
     key = "@color"
+    aliases = "color"
     locks = "cmd:all()"
     help_category = "General"
 
@@ -576,17 +578,21 @@ class CmdColorTest(MuxPlayerCommand):
             ap = ansi.ANSI_PARSER
             # ansi colors
             # show all ansi color-related codes
-            col1 = ["%s%s{n" % (code, code.replace("{", "{{")) for code, _ in ap.ext_ansi_map[:-1]]
+            col1 = ["%s%s{n" % (code, code.replace("{", "{{")) for code, _ in ap.ext_ansi_map[6:14]]
-            hi = "%ch"
+            col2 = ["%s%s{n" % (code, code.replace("{", "{{")) for code, _ in ap.ext_ansi_map[14:22]]
-            col2 = ["%s%s{n" % (code, code.replace("%", "%%")) for code, _ in ap.mux_ansi_map[3:-2]]
+            col3 = ["%s%s{n" % (code.replace("\\",""), code.replace("{", "{{").replace("\\", "")) for code, _ in ap.ext_ansi_map[-8:]]
-            col3 = ["%s%s{n" % (hi + code, (hi + code).replace("%", "%%")) for code, _ in ap.mux_ansi_map[3:-2]]
+            col2.extend(["" for i in range(len(col1)-len(col2))])
-            table = utils.format_table([col1, col2, col3], extra_space=1)
+            #hi = "%ch"
+            #col2 = ["%s%s{n" % (code, code.replace("%", "%%")) for code, _ in ap.mux_ansi_map[6:]]
+            #col3 = ["%s%s{n" % (hi + code, (hi + code).replace("%", "%%")) for code, _ in ap.mux_ansi_map[3:-2]]
+            table = utils.format_table([col1, col2, col3])
             string = "ANSI colors:"
             for row in table:
-                string += "\n" + "".join(row)
+                string += "\n " + " ".join(row)
             #print string
             self.msg(string)
-            self.msg("({{X and %%cx are black-on-black\n %%r - return, %%t - tab, %%b - space)")
+            self.msg("{{X : black. {{\ : return, {{- : tab, {{_ : space, {{* : invert")
+            self.msg("To combine background and foreground, add background marker last, e.g. {{r{{[b.")
 
         elif self.args.startswith("x"):
             # show xterm256 table
@@ -605,7 +611,7 @@ class CmdColorTest(MuxPlayerCommand):
             for row in table:
                 string += "\n" + "".join(row)
             self.msg(string)
-            self.msg("(e.g. %%123 and %%[123 also work)")
+            #self.msg("(e.g. %%123 and %%[123 also work)")
         else:
             # malformed input
             self.msg("Usage: @color ansi|xterm256")

src/utils/ansi.py

@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ class ANSIParser(object):
     mux_ansi_map = [
         # commented out by default; they (especially blink) are
         # potentially annoying
+        (r'%cn', ANSI_NORMAL),
+        (r'%ch', ANSI_HILITE),
         (r'%r', ANSI_RETURN),
         (r'%t', ANSI_TAB),
         (r'%b', ANSI_SPACE),
@@ -221,33 +223,48 @@ class ANSIParser(object):
         (r'%cw', ANSI_WHITE),
         (r'%cW', ANSI_BACK_WHITE),
         (r'%cx', ANSI_BLACK),
-        (r'%cX', ANSI_BACK_BLACK),
+        (r'%cX', ANSI_BACK_BLACK)
-        (r'%ch', ANSI_HILITE),
-        (r'%cn', ANSI_NORMAL),
         ]
 
     # Expanded mapping {r {n etc
 
     hilite = ANSI_HILITE
     normal = ANSI_NORMAL
+
     ext_ansi_map = [
+        (r'{n', normal),                # reset
+        (r'{/', ANSI_RETURN),          # line break
+        (r'{-', ANSI_TAB),             # tab
+        (r'{_', ANSI_SPACE),           # space
+        (r'{\*', ANSI_INVERSE),        # invert
+        (r'{\^', ANSI_BLINK),          # blinking text (very annoying and not supported by all clients)
+
         (r'{r', hilite + ANSI_RED),
-        (r'{R', normal + ANSI_RED),
         (r'{g', hilite + ANSI_GREEN),
-        (r'{G', normal + ANSI_GREEN),
         (r'{y', hilite + ANSI_YELLOW),
-        (r'{Y', normal + ANSI_YELLOW),
         (r'{b', hilite + ANSI_BLUE),
-        (r'{B', normal + ANSI_BLUE),
         (r'{m', hilite + ANSI_MAGENTA),
-        (r'{M', normal + ANSI_MAGENTA),
         (r'{c', hilite + ANSI_CYAN),
-        (r'{C', normal + ANSI_CYAN),
         (r'{w', hilite + ANSI_WHITE),  # pure white
-        (r'{W', normal + ANSI_WHITE),  # light grey
         (r'{x', hilite + ANSI_BLACK),  # dark grey
+
+        (r'{R', normal + ANSI_RED),
+        (r'{G', normal + ANSI_GREEN),
+        (r'{Y', normal + ANSI_YELLOW),
+        (r'{B', normal + ANSI_BLUE),
+        (r'{M', normal + ANSI_MAGENTA),
+        (r'{C', normal + ANSI_CYAN),
+        (r'{W', normal + ANSI_WHITE),  # light grey
         (r'{X', normal + ANSI_BLACK),  # pure black
-        (r'{n', normal)                # reset
+
+        (r'{\[r', ANSI_BACK_RED),
+        (r'{\[g', ANSI_BACK_GREEN),
+        (r'{\[y', ANSI_BACK_YELLOW),
+        (r'{\[b', ANSI_BACK_BLUE),
+        (r'{\[m', ANSI_BACK_MAGENTA),
+        (r'{\[c', ANSI_BACK_CYAN),
+        (r'{\[w', ANSI_BACK_WHITE),    # light grey background
+        (r'{\[x', ANSI_BACK_BLACK)     # pure black background
         ]
 
     # xterm256 {123, %c134,