Add "reverse" (red) styling on Commodore 64 - #101
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dstelzer
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Aug 29, 2026
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@sehugg Requesting review on this one; it's a fairly straightforward addition, but I want to make sure it works with your Apple II implementation. |
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(I'm also open to feedback on the colors; I'm color-blind so what looks good to me does not always look good to others.) |
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I see one issue, I think you meant:
There are still a pair of bugs in the Apple frontend and engine that affect using styles with reverse video (opcodes are fine) so until I fix those it may look ugly. Also I would swap the first and last colors, orange is a natural fit with blue. |
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Oops! Good catch. I tried it out on the Apple II with the reverse opcode, but it seems to fall out of reverse mode every time a new div or span is entered, which makes it hard to see the effect. |
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Oh, interesting! I thought the background on this interpreter was "white", not "light gray". That means a more proper reverse is actually possible (light against the background instead of dark against the background). Reverse-italics could then be red and pink; but what about reverse-bold? |
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I like the yellow for reverse-bold, it's orthogonal to the light gray of the normal bold. |
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Yeah! Looks good! |
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The poll is currently neck and neck. I'm counting you as a vote for "reverse is white, reverse italic is red", which puts that on top by one, but I'll give people a bit longer to weigh in if they want to. |


