Subj : printf and color codes
To   : Mro
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Jan 20 2013 09:50 pm

 Re: printf and color codes
 By: Mro to Nightfox on Sun Jan 20 2013 21:43:04

>> non-printable character subtracts 1 from the field length when the
>> string is printed out. CTRL-A color codes have this effect when used
>> with printf.

Mr> i'm pretty sure that's intentional and certainly seems like it should be.

It's not what I would expect.  If you specify a field length for printf(), it
should fill that entire field up to that length.  Otherwise, the results can be
unexpected and ugly.  The main uses for specifying a field length are to align
text and filling a space when overwriting existing text on the screen.  I would
expect printf() to only count visible/printable characters in the length of a
string you give it.

Mr> who's name or other variable would have color codes in it, though?

Anything where color is desired.. :P

Nightfox


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