[Erc-help] Re: small patch to make erc do the right thing about mIRC escape codes

[Teemu H. <tjh...@ik...>]

lawrence mitchell <s01...@sm...> writes:

> This patch seems to be incorrect in some places, e.g. you do
>
>      ((setq prop-list (cons (list hl-start j fg bg bold ul inv)
> 			    prop-list))
>
> Which isn't valid elisp.

I was trying not to touch the interpreting code, just make it
optional. An error slipped in by mistake.

> Also, your test for erc-interpret-mirc-color means that the
> control chars don't get stripped out of the string, which is
> annoying.  

Using mirc colour codes is annoying, and should be
discouraged. Interpreting them achives a whole new level of annoyance.

> Does the following patch achieve similar functionality to what you'd
> envisaged?

Yes, it does.