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Old 09-12-2011
Power Escape code problem again
Now theres another problem. I would like to output not just a colored block, but how would I output not a solid block character, but a shaded block instead?

Please help. I'm writing a library for these codes and this would really help.
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Old 09-12-2011
Assuming that this question builds on another thread, you should at the very least include a link to that thread.

Regards,
Alister
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Old 09-12-2011
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https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/166978-problem-output-escape-characters.html
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Old 09-13-2011
What type of terminal are you using (eg xterm, putty, vt220)?

For example if your using uxterm with a nice unicode (anything with the iso8859-1 eg -adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--34-240-100-100-m-200-iso8859-1)
You can just paste the U+2592 character straight into your echo:

Code:
$ echo -e '\E[46m▒\E[0m'
▒

Last edited by Chubler_XL; 09-13-2011 at 01:53 AM..
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Old 09-14-2011
I need to echo it in Cygwin. So that doesn't work. And I also need it in a different color.
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