> just use @codes to print the time
> you can do an exec code in your text.dat or in  your command shell.

> i have an animated script i wrote for my prompt.

I think you may have misunderstood what I'm trying to do. I would like the main
menu prompt located in default.js to use Acorn Mode 7 control codes if the user
has their language set to BBC Micro, but continue to use the default control
codes if not. In the same way the yesnobar now displays (thanks to Rob)
\x01h\x014\x01w\x01e[\x01~%s]\x01n\x01b\x01h \x01~%s by default but
\x82(%s)\x81%s on a Mode 7 terminal.
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