--- charset.c.orig	Thu Mar 23 05:36:33 2000
+++ charset.c	Mon Jun 19 22:33:43 2000
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@
 control_char(c)
 	int c;
 {
+#ifdef COLOR_LESS
+	if (c == ESC)
+		return 0;
+#endif
 	c &= 0377;
 	return (chardef[c] & IS_CONTROL_CHAR);
 }
@@ -281,6 +285,20 @@
 {
 	static char buf[8];
 
+#ifdef COLOR_LESS
+	if(c == ESC)
+		sprintf(buf, "%c", ESC);
+	else
+	{
+		c &= 0377;
+		if (!control_char(c))
+			sprintf(buf, "%c", c);
+		else if (!control_char(c ^ 0100))
+			sprintf(buf, "^%c", c ^ 0100);
+		else
+			sprintf(buf, binfmt, c);
+	}
+#else
 	c &= 0377;
 	if (!control_char(c))
 		sprintf(buf, "%c", c);
@@ -290,5 +308,6 @@
 		sprintf(buf, "^%c", c ^ 0100);
 	else
 		sprintf(buf, binfmt, c);
+#endif
 	return (buf);
 }