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# Text encodings ans escape sequences
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### Text encoding list
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* `default` – default console encoding (can be omitted)
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* `scr` – default screencodes
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(usually the same as `default`, a notable exception are the Commodore computers)
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* `ascii` – standard ASCII
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* `pet` or `petscii` – PETSCII (ASCII-like character set used by Commodore machines from VIC-20 onward)
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* `origpet` or `origpetscii` – old PETSCII (Commodore PET with original ROMs)
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* `oldpet` or `oldpetscii` – old PETSCII (Commodore PET with newer ROMs)
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* `cbmscr` or `petscr` – Commodore screencodes
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* `apple2` – Apple II charset ($A0–$CF)
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* `bbc` – BBC Micro character set
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* `sinclair` – ZX Spectrum character set
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* `jis` or `jisx` – JIS X 0201
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* `iso_de`, `iso_no`, `iso_se`, `iso_yu` – various variants of ISO/IEC-646
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* `iso_dk`, `iso_fi` – aliases for `iso_no` and `iso_se` respectively
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When programming for Commodore,
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use `pet` for strings you're printing using standard I/O routines
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and `petscr` for strings you're copying to screen memory directly.
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### Escape sequences
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##### Available everywhere
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* `{q}` – double quote symbol
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* `{apos}` – apostrophe/single quote
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* `{x00}`–`{xff}` – a character of the given hexadecimal value
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##### Available only in some encodings
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* `{n}` – new line
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* `{b}` – backspace
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* `{lbrace}`, `{rbrace}` – opening and closing curly brace (only in encodings that support braces)
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* `{up}`, `{down}`, `{left}`, `{right}` – control codes for moving the cursor
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* `{white}`, `{black}`, `{red}`, `{green}`, `{blue}`, `{cyan}`, `{yellow}`, `{purple}` –
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control codes for changing the text color
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* `{bgwhite}`, `{bgblack}`, `{bgred}`, `{bggreen}`, `{bgblue}`, `{bgcyan}`, `{bgyellow}`, `{bgpurple}` –
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control codes for changing the text background color
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* `{reverse}`, `{reverseoff}` – inverted mode on/off
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##### Escape sequence availability
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Encoding | new line | braces | backspace | cursor movement | text colour and reverse | background colour
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`pet` | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no
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`petscr` | no | no | no | no | no | no
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`sinclair` | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes
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`ascii`, `iso_*` | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no
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`apple2` | no | yes | no | no | no | no
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all the rest | yes | yes | no | no | no | no
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