Removed utf8 pointer characters from error messages to better support

consoles without utf8 support (may change this back later). Also
increased contrast of error messages (no longer assuming user has a sane
color palette).

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/pretty_errors.lua b/pretty_errors.lua
index 6a248d1..ecc6cd2 100644
--- a/pretty_errors.lua
+++ b/pretty_errors.lua
@@ -19,13 +19,8 @@ format_error = function(err)
   local err_size = math.min((err.stop - err.start), (#err_line - err_linepos) + 1)
   local nl_indicator = (err_linepos > #err_line) and " " or ""
   local fmt_str = " %" .. tostring(#tostring(err_linenum + context)) .. "d|"
-  local pointer
-  if err_size >= 2 then
-    pointer = (" "):rep(err_linepos + #fmt_str:format(0) - 1) .. "╚" .. tostring(("═"):rep(err_size - 2)) .. "╝"
-  else
-    pointer = (" "):rep(err_linepos + #fmt_str:format(0) - 1) .. "⬆"
-  end
-  local err_msg = "\027[33;41;1m" .. tostring(err.title or "Error") .. " at " .. tostring(err.filename or '???') .. ":" .. tostring(err_linenum) .. "," .. tostring(err_linepos) .. "\027[0m"
+  local pointer = (" "):rep(err_linepos + #fmt_str:format(0) - 1) .. ("^"):rep(err_size)
+  local err_msg = "\027[31;1m" .. tostring(err.title or "Error") .. " at " .. tostring(err.filename or '???') .. ":" .. tostring(err_linenum) .. "," .. tostring(err_linepos) .. "\027[0m"
   local lines = err.source:lines()
   for i = err_linenum - context, err_linenum - 1 do
     do
@@ -66,9 +61,9 @@ format_error = function(err)
     end
   end
   local box_width = 70
-  local err_text = "\027[47;31;1m" .. tostring(" " .. err.error:wrapped_to(box_width, 16):gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;31;1m "))
+  local err_text = "\027[47;30;1m" .. tostring(" " .. err.error:wrapped_to(box_width, 16):gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;30;1m "))
   if err.hint then
-    err_text = err_text .. "\n\027[47;30m" .. tostring((" Suggestion: " .. tostring(err.hint)):wrapped_to(box_width, 16):gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;30m "))
+    err_text = err_text .. "\n\027[47;30;3m" .. tostring((" Suggestion: " .. tostring(err.hint)):wrapped_to(box_width, 16):gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;30;3m "))
   end
   err_msg = err_msg .. ("\n\027[33;1m " .. box(err_text):gsub("\n", "\n "))
   for i = err_linenum_end + 1, err_linenum_end + context do
diff --git a/pretty_errors.moon b/pretty_errors.moon
index 6b0d561..bb8f63f 100644
--- a/pretty_errors.moon
+++ b/pretty_errors.moon
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ format_error = (err)->
     err_size = math.min((err.stop - err.start), (#err_line-err_linepos) + 1)
     nl_indicator = (err_linepos > #err_line) and " " or ""
     fmt_str = " %#{#tostring(err_linenum+context)}d|"
-    pointer = if err_size >= 2
-        (" ")\rep(err_linepos+#fmt_str\format(0)-1).."╚#{("═")\rep(err_size-2)}╝"
-    else
-        (" ")\rep(err_linepos+#fmt_str\format(0)-1).."⬆"
-    err_msg = "\027[33;41;1m#{err.title or "Error"} at #{err.filename or '???'}:#{err_linenum},#{err_linepos}\027[0m"
+
+    pointer = (" ")\rep(err_linepos+#fmt_str\format(0)-1)..("^")\rep(err_size)
+    --pointer = if err_size >= 2
+    --    (" ")\rep(err_linepos+#fmt_str\format(0)-1).."╚#{("═")\rep(err_size-2)}╝"
+    --else
+    --    (" ")\rep(err_linepos+#fmt_str\format(0)-1).."⬆"
+
+    err_msg = "\027[31;1m#{err.title or "Error"} at #{err.filename or '???'}:#{err_linenum},#{err_linepos}\027[0m"
     lines = err.source\lines!
     for i=err_linenum-context,err_linenum-1
         if line = lines[i]
@@ -51,9 +54,9 @@ format_error = (err)->
                 break
 
     box_width = 70
-    err_text = "\027[47;31;1m#{" "..err.error\wrapped_to(box_width, 16)\gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;31;1m ")}"
+    err_text = "\027[47;30;1m#{" "..err.error\wrapped_to(box_width, 16)\gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;30;1m ")}"
     if err.hint
-        err_text ..= "\n\027[47;30m#{(" Suggestion: #{err.hint}")\wrapped_to(box_width, 16)\gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;30m ")}"
+        err_text ..= "\n\027[47;30;3m#{(" Suggestion: #{err.hint}")\wrapped_to(box_width, 16)\gsub("\n", "\n\027[47;30;3m ")}"
     err_msg ..= "\n\027[33;1m "..box(err_text)\gsub("\n", "\n ")
 
     for i=err_linenum_end+1,err_linenum_end+context