diff --git a/desktop/res/go.sh b/desktop/res/go.sh
index a1fdb2e..492c339 100755
--- a/desktop/res/go.sh
+++ b/desktop/res/go.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,26 @@
 
 set -e
 
+function cecho {
+    case $1 in
+        red)    tput setaf 1 ;;
+        green)  tput setaf 2 ;;
+        yellow) tput setaf 3 ;;
+    esac
+    echo -e "$2"
+    tput sgr0
+}
+
 function do_make {
     make "$1" \
-        && (tput setaf 2 ; echo "make $1 good" ; tput sgr0 ) \
-        || (tput setaf 1 ; tput blink ; echo "MAKE $1 BAD" ; tput sgr0 ; return 1)
+        && (cecho green "make $1 good") \
+        || (tput blink ; cecho red "MAKE $1 BAD" ; return 1)
 }
 
 function verify {
     diff "orig/DESKTOP2_$1" "$1.built" \
-        && (tput setaf 2 ; echo "diff $1 good" ; tput sgr0 ) \
-        || (tput setaf 1 ; tput blink ; echo -e "DIFF $1 BAD" ; tput sgr0 ; return 1)
+        && (cecho green "diff $1 good" ) \
+        || (tput blink ; cecho red "DIFF $1 BAD" ; return 1)
 }
 
 function stats {