I did read it. That's why I said it was whining. Who cares who was first? mIRC did it how Khaled wanted and it's became as close to a "standard" as we're likely to get. That says that it's at least good enough that people are willing to use it. Maybe another way would be better. Maybe not. mIRC's works just fine. And it doesn't matter if Khaled said he'd use ircle's method. If Khaled decided it wasn't good enough or wouldn't work the way he wanted it to, it's HIS software to write however he wants. Colors weren't a part of the RFC and were not in any way a standard that needed to be followed. Just because one company wanted their way to become a standard doesn't mean people had to agree. And one company's method of doing something doesn't make it a standard just because they were the first to do it. It can only become a standard if others accept it and follow suit. In this case, mIRC's was used instead. Now, if there was already a standard and mIRC ignored it, then there would be reason to fault Khaled's choice. That wasn't the case, so there was nothing wrong with Khaled choosing his way. He also isn't obligated to provide development details to other companies even if they offer theirs to him.
As to what character is used, if I say Ctrl-K, then I'm referring to the key combination ... just like everyone else.
And, no. Khaled isn't likely to CHANGE how colors work (such as changing the format to ircle's method). And I don't think anyone here suggested he would. However, there's a good chance he'll add more color support using the same or an extended version of what is already there.
And "no one likes them" is obviously not true considering the number of requests for MORE colors. Don't make generalizations without facts as has been said to you before. You'll just continue to be wrong.
If you don't like colors, don't use them. MANY others will continue to. More colors being added is one of those things that aren't an issue for people who don't want them. If you're already blocking them, then you don't have to change anything to avoid seeing them. For everyone else who does want them, it adds a lot more support for doing things with themes and other types of scripts.
