1 files changed, 34 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/conspy.c b/miscutils/conspy.c
index 0a5fdccad..b443c9133 100644
--- a/miscutils/conspy.c
+++ b/miscutils/conspy.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct globals {
         int kbd_fd;
         unsigned width;
         unsigned height;
-        char last_attr;
+        uint8_t last_attr;
         int ioerror_count;
         int key_count;
         int escape_count;
@@ -112,17 +112,43 @@ static void screen_read_close(void)
 
 static void screen_char(char *data)
 {
-        if (!BW && G.last_attr != ATTR(data)) {
-                //                            BLGCRMOW
+        uint8_t attr = ATTR(data);
+
+        if (!BW && G.last_attr != attr) {
+// Attribute layout for VGA compatible text videobuffer:
+// blinking text
+// |red bkgd
+// ||green bkgd
+// |||blue bkgd
+// vvvv
+// 00000000 <- lsb bit on the right
+//     bold text / text 8th bit
+//      red text
+//       green text
+//        blue text
+// TODO: apparently framebuffer-based console uses different layout
+// (bug? attempt to get 8th text bit in better position?)
+// red bkgd
+// |green bkgd
+// ||blue bkgd
+// vvv
+// 00000000 <- lsb bit on the right
+//    bold text
+//     red text
+//      green text
+//       blue text
+//        text 8th bit
+                // converting RGB color bit triad to BGR:
                 static const char color[8] = "04261537";
 
+                G.last_attr = attr;
                 printf("\033[%c;4%c;3%cm",
-                        (ATTR(data) & 8) ? '1'  // bold
-                                         : '0', // defaults
-                        color[(ATTR(data) >> 4) & 7], color[ATTR(data) & 7]);
-                G.last_attr = ATTR(data);
+                        (attr & 8) ? '1' : '0', // bold text / reset all
+                        color[(attr >> 4) & 7], // bkgd color
+                        color[attr & 7] // text color
+                );
         }
-        bb_putchar(CHAR(data));
+        putchar(CHAR(data));
 }
 
 #define clrscr()  printf("\033[1;1H" "\033[0J")