[syslinux] editing screen/menu colours?

[Gene Cumm]

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo at wpkg.org> wrote:
> I have the following "screens" defined in isolinux.cfg:

> F1 about.txt

> How can I edit these text files so that they show i.e. text in colour?
>
> Say, this is about.txt I'd like to display:
>
> ######
> [clear screen character, ctrl+l equivalent]
> This is a sample help message.
> Press <red>F1</red> to see about.
> Press <red>F2</red> to see more help.
> #####
>
> Any hints appreciated!

doc/syslinux.txt under "++++ DISPLAY FILE FORMAT ++++".  Note it's a
2-byte code (<SI> being the first; <bg><fg> representing the hex
digits of second).

-- 
-Gene