--- insub.old	Wed May 11 00:33:48 2005
+++ insub.pl	Wed May 11 00:33:51 2005
@@ -364,19 +364,24 @@
 		$text =~ s/</&lt;/g;
 		$text =~ s/>/&gt;/g;
 
-		if (defined($prev_bg_color) && $bg_col == $prev_bg_color &&
-		    defined($prev_fg_color) && $fg_col == $prev_fg_color) {
-			$ret = $text;
+		if ((defined($prev_bg_color) && $bg_col != $prev_bg_color) ||
+		    (defined($prev_fg_color) && $fg_col != $prev_fg_color)) {
+			$ret .= qq(</span>);
+		}
+
+		if ((defined($prev_bg_color) && $bg_col == $prev_bg_color) &&
+		    (defined($prev_fg_color) && $fg_col == $prev_fg_color)) {
+			$ret .= $text;
 		} elsif ($bg_col == 1) {
 			# black is assumed because of a div taggy
-			$ret = sprintf(
-				qq(<span style="color:%s;">%s</span>),
+			$ret .= sprintf(
+				qq(<span style="color:%s;">%s),
 				$html_map->{$fg_col},
 				$text,
 			);
 		} else {
-			$ret = sprintf(
-				qq(<span style="color:%s;background-color:%s;">%s</span>),
+			$ret .= sprintf(
+				qq(<span style="color:%s;background-color:%s;">%s),
 				$html_map->{$fg_col},
 				$html_map->{$bg_col},
 				$text,
@@ -916,6 +921,7 @@
 	}
 
 
+	$| = 1 if ($throttle);
 	foreach my $line (split(/\n/, $text)) {
 		if ($CONTEXT eq 'irssi') {
 			$cmd = "msg $sendto" unless $cmd;