diff --git a/conf/color-theme.none b/conf/color-theme.none
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+#
+# color scheme "none" (disable colors)
+#
+ESC= CRIT= NOTE= WARN= EXIT= NORM=
diff --git a/conf/color-theme.terminal-dark b/conf/color-theme.terminal-dark
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+#
+# color scheme "terminal-dark"
+#
+ESC=$(echo -en "\033")  # ascii ESCape
+CRIT="${ESC}[1;31m"     # switch on red
+NOTE="${ESC}[1;33m"     # switch on yellow
+WARN="${ESC}[1;31m"
+EXIT="${ESC}[1;31m"
+NORM=$(echo -en "${ESC}[m\017")
diff --git a/conf/color-theme.terminal-white b/conf/color-theme.terminal-white
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+#
+# color scheme "terminal-white"
+#
+ESC=$(echo -en "\033")  # ascii ESCape
+CRIT="${ESC}[1;31m"     # switch on red
+NOTE="${ESC}[1;34m"     # switch on blu
+WARN="${ESC}[1;31m"
+EXIT="${ESC}[1;31m"
+NORM=$(echo -en "${ESC}[m\017")
diff --git a/conf/color-theme.web b/conf/color-theme.web
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+#
+# color scheme "web"
+#
+ESC=
+CRIT="<font color=white style=\"background-color:red\">"
+NOTE="<font color=gold>"
+WARN="<font color=red>"
+EXIT="$CRIT"
+NORM="</font>"