diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 6c16065..96954bd 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -530,9 +530,6 @@ Not only does it support colored text, but it also supports colored backgrounds.
This allows something similar to the emoji highlight patch, except even more useful.
Example: `printf "\033[0;44m😀\033[0m Emoji highlighting\n" | spmenu --columns 1`
-For 256 color support to work, you must add to the array. See `libs/color.h`
-if you want this.
-
See 'SGR sequences' for more information.
## SGR sequences
@@ -561,6 +558,9 @@ Just as a tip, you can pipe your colored spmenu output to
`sed -e 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g'`. This will clear the SGR sequences from
the output. This is useful when you want to check what the output actually is.
+256 color sequences are also supported, but due to the complexity involved they
+will not be covered in this man page.
+
## Pango markup
If spmenu was compiled with Pango enabled (default), you should be able to
diff --git a/libs/colors.h b/libs/colors.h
index eb077ad..e71477f 100644
--- a/libs/colors.h
+++ b/libs/colors.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ static char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
};
// sgr color array
-// to enable 256 color support, append to this.
static char *textcolors[] = {
col_sgr0,
col_sgr1,
@@ -59,4 +58,243 @@ static char *textcolors[] = {
col_sgr13,
col_sgr14,
col_sgr15,
+ "#00005f",
+ "#000087",
+ "#0000af",
+ "#0000d7",
+ "#0000ff",
+ "#005f00",
+ "#005f5f",
+ "#005f87",
+ "#005faf",
+ "#005fd7",
+ "#005fff",
+ "#008700",
+ "#00875f",
+ "#008787",
+ "#0087af",
+ "#0087d7",
+ "#0087ff",
+ "#00af00",
+ "#00af5f",
+ "#00af87",
+ "#00afaf",
+ "#00afd7",
+ "#00afff",
+ "#00d700",
+ "#00d75f",
+ "#00d787",
+ "#00d7af",
+ "#00d7d7",
+ "#00d7ff",
+ "#00ff00",
+ "#00ff5f",
+ "#00ff87",
+ "#00ffaf",
+ "#00ffd7",
+ "#00ffff",
+ "#5f0000",
+ "#5f005f",
+ "#5f0087",
+ "#5f00af",
+ "#5f00d7",
+ "#5f00ff",
+ "#5f5f00",
+ "#5f5f5f",
+ "#5f5f87",
+ "#5f5faf",
+ "#5f5fd7",
+ "#5f5fff",
+ "#5f8700",
+ "#5f875f",
+ "#5f8787",
+ "#5f87af",
+ "#5f87d7",
+ "#5f87ff",
+ "#5faf00",
+ "#5faf5f",
+ "#5faf87",
+ "#5fafaf",
+ "#5fafd7",
+ "#5fafff",
+ "#5fd700",
+ "#5fd75f",
+ "#5fd787",
+ "#5fd7af",
+ "#5fd7d7",
+ "#5fd7ff",
+ "#5fff00",
+ "#5fff5f",
+ "#5fff87",
+ "#5fffaf",
+ "#5fffd7",
+ "#5fffff",
+ "#870000",
+ "#87005f",
+ "#870087",
+ "#8700af",
+ "#8700d7",
+ "#8700ff",
+ "#875f00",
+ "#875f5f",
+ "#875f87",
+ "#875faf",
+ "#875fd7",
+ "#875fff",
+ "#878700",
+ "#87875f",
+ "#878787",
+ "#8787af",
+ "#8787d7",
+ "#8787ff",
+ "#87af00",
+ "#87af5f",
+ "#87af87",
+ "#87afaf",
+ "#87afd7",
+ "#87afff",
+ "#87d700",
+ "#87d75f",
+ "#87d787",
+ "#87d7af",
+ "#87d7d7",
+ "#87d7ff",
+ "#87ff00",
+ "#87ff5f",
+ "#87ff87",
+ "#87ffaf",
+ "#87ffd7",
+ "#87ffff",
+ "#af0000",
+ "#af005f",
+ "#af0087",
+ "#af00af",
+ "#af00d7",
+ "#af00ff",
+ "#af5f00",
+ "#af5f5f",
+ "#af5f87",
+ "#af5faf",
+ "#af5fd7",
+ "#af5fff",
+ "#af8700",
+ "#af875f",
+ "#af8787",
+ "#af87af",
+ "#af87d7",
+ "#af87ff",
+ "#afaf00",
+ "#afaf5f",
+ "#afaf87",
+ "#afafaf",
+ "#afafd7",
+ "#afafff",
+ "#afd700",
+ "#afd75f",
+ "#afd787",
+ "#afd7af",
+ "#afd7d7",
+ "#afd7ff",
+ "#afff00",
+ "#afff5f",
+ "#afff87",
+ "#afffaf",
+ "#afffd7",
+ "#afffff",
+ "#d70000",
+ "#d7005f",
+ "#d70087",
+ "#d700af",
+ "#d700d7",
+ "#d700ff",
+ "#d75f00",
+ "#d75f5f",
+ "#d75f87",
+ "#d75faf",
+ "#d75fd7",
+ "#d75fff",
+ "#d78700",
+ "#d7875f",
+ "#d78787",
+ "#d787af",
+ "#d787d7",
+ "#d787ff",
+ "#d7af00",
+ "#d7af5f",
+ "#d7af87",
+ "#d7afaf",
+ "#d7afd7",
+ "#d7afff",
+ "#d7d700",
+ "#d7d75f",
+ "#d7d787",
+ "#d7d7af",
+ "#d7d7d7",
+ "#d7d7ff",
+ "#d7ff00",
+ "#d7ff5f",
+ "#d7ff87",
+ "#d7ffaf",
+ "#d7ffd7",
+ "#d7ffff",
+ "#ff0000",
+ "#ff005f",
+ "#ff0087",
+ "#ff00af",
+ "#ff00d7",
+ "#ff00ff",
+ "#ff5f00",
+ "#ff5f5f",
+ "#ff5f87",
+ "#ff5faf",
+ "#ff5fd7",
+ "#ff5fff",
+ "#ff8700",
+ "#ff875f",
+ "#ff8787",
+ "#ff87af",
+ "#ff87d7",
+ "#ff87ff",
+ "#ffaf00",
+ "#ffaf5f",
+ "#ffaf87",
+ "#ffafaf",
+ "#ffafd7",
+ "#ffafff",
+ "#ffd700",
+ "#ffd75f",
+ "#ffd787",
+ "#ffd7af",
+ "#ffd7d7",
+ "#ffd7ff",
+ "#ffff00",
+ "#ffff5f",
+ "#ffff87",
+ "#ffffaf",
+ "#ffffd7",
+ "#ffffff",
+ "#080808",
+ "#121212",
+ "#1c1c1c",
+ "#262626",
+ "#303030",
+ "#3a3a3a",
+ "#444444",
+ "#4e4e4e",
+ "#585858",
+ "#626262",
+ "#6c6c6c",
+ "#767676",
+ "#808080",
+ "#8a8a8a",
+ "#949494",
+ "#9e9e9e",
+ "#a8a8a8",
+ "#b2b2b2",
+ "#bcbcbc",
+ "#c6c6c6",
+ "#d0d0d0",
+ "#dadada",
+ "#e4e4e4",
+ "#eeeeee",
};
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index 853e53f..e6b52c2 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -565,9 +565,6 @@ more useful.
Example:
\f[V]printf \[dq]\[rs]033[0;44m😀\[rs]033[0m Emoji highlighting\[rs]n\[dq] | spmenu --columns 1\f[R]
.PP
-For 256 color support to work, you must add to the array.
-See \f[V]libs/color.h\f[R] if you want this.
-.PP
See `SGR sequences' for more information.
.SS SGR sequences
.PP
@@ -598,6 +595,9 @@ Just as a tip, you can pipe your colored spmenu output to
\f[V]sed -e \[aq]s/\[rs]x1b\[rs][[0-9;]*m//g\[aq]\f[R].
This will clear the SGR sequences from the output.
This is useful when you want to check what the output actually is.
+.PP
+256 color sequences are also supported, but due to the complexity
+involved they will not be covered in this man page.
.SS Pango markup
.PP
If spmenu was compiled with Pango enabled (default), you should be able
diff --git a/spmenu.html b/spmenu.html
index 5000819..bc016a6 100644
--- a/spmenu.html
+++ b/spmenu.html
@@ -829,8 +829,6 @@ no need to filter the output or anything.
backgrounds. This allows something similar to the emoji highlight patch,
except even more useful. Example:
printf "\033[0;44m😀\033[0m Emoji highlighting\n" | spmenu --columns 1
-For 256 color support to work, you must add to the array. See
-libs/color.h if you want this.
See ‘SGR sequences’ for more information.
SGR sequences
A basic supported SGR sequence looks like this:
@@ -854,6 +852,8 @@ information.
sed -e 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g'. This will clear the SGR
sequences from the output. This is useful when you want to check what
the output actually is.
+256 color sequences are also supported, but due to the complexity
+involved they will not be covered in this man page.
Pango markup
If spmenu was compiled with Pango enabled (default), you should be
able to utilize Pango markup in every part of spmenu. That is, the mode