Rarely used PS1 attributes

cryingthug · 05-20-2012, 01:33 PM

Is there a way to get these attributes to work in my PS1 prompt?:

Code:

blink='\[\033[00;05m'
    reverse='\[\033[00;03m'
    italic='\[00;03m'

colucix · 05-20-2012, 01:52 PM

Actually they are:

Code:

blink='\e[5m'
reverse='\e[7m'
italics='\e[3m'

You can use the octal code 033 in place of e to specify the escape character:

Code:

blink='\033[5m'
reverse='\033[7m'
italics='\033[3m'

They works on my OpenSuSE terminal (konsole) except the italics, which should depend on the font used by the terminal.

cryingthug · 05-20-2012, 02:14 PM

No luck. colucix. It is not working on my system.
I am using Debian 6 and gnome terminal. I'll test this in another distro one of these days.

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix

Actually they are:

Code:

blink='\e[5m'
reverse='\e[7m'
italics='\e[3m'

You can use the octal code 033 in place of e to specify the escape character:

Code:

blink='\033[5m'
reverse='\033[7m'
italics='\033[3m'

They works on my OpenSuSE terminal (konsole) except the italics, which should depend on the font used by the terminal.

colucix · 05-20-2012, 02:24 PM

I've tried in gnome-terminal on a Centos 6.2 box and only the reverse attribute works. I need to deepen more into this before trying to explain.

David the H. · 05-20-2012, 03:46 PM

Exactly how are you using them then? Show us the actual prompt code you tried and we may be able to figure out why it's not working for you.

cryingthug · 05-20-2012, 11:15 PM

This is what I have tried:

Code:

$ blink='\033[00;05m'

$ echo -e "${blink}This text is blinking."

Unfortunately it does not blink.
I want to use this to change the output of bash scripts. I do not think I will put it in my prompt.

David the H. · 05-22-2012, 07:52 AM

Well, it's working for me just as you printed it. It could be that your terminal just doesn't support blinking text or something.

BTW, don't forget to set the reset code as well, otherwise all of your console text is going to continue to blink after that (or at least until something you use reconfigures it for you).

Also, if you're trying to set these codes in the shell, then have them available in a script or other sub-process, then you'll have to export them as well.

Code:

$ export blink='\033[00;05m'
$ export reset='\033[0m'

$ echo -e "${blink}This text is blinking.${reset}"

cryingthug · 06-20-2012, 06:11 AM

Thanks for your help you guys. I think I will put this on the backburner for now.