Re: ESC[4m does not produce underline

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 03/04/2013 11:59 AM, Chris Davies wrote:
> Thomas D. Dean <tomdean@speakeasy.org> wrote:
> > The ANSI standard lists ESC[4m as the code to produce an underline
> > > export TERM=ansi80x25
> > > printf "\033[4masdfasdfasdf"
> > produces green text, not underline text as stated in the standard.
> Please can you try this (before you do an "export TERM"):
>
>      tput smul; echo perhaps this is underlined; tput rmul
>
> This uses the "proper" characteristics for the terminal you've declared
> (which may - or may not - be ESC [ 4m).
>
> Chris
I've been looking at this thread for a while, and decided to try
the tput stuff, and it works on the Konsole-terminal in pclos.
Just in case anyone cares.

--doug