Hexchat crashes when adding color code to the timestamp

[Cypherke]

Hey,

When trying to add color codes to the timestamp my hexchat crashes.

I use Win8.1 x64
Hexchat version: HexChat 2.9.6 Compiled: Sep 15 2013 Portable Mode: No Build Type: x64
My current timestamp: [%d-%m-%y][%H:%M:%S]
My wanted timestamp: %C11[%C14%d-%m-%y%C11][%C14%H:%M:%S%C11]%O

Greets

[Arnavion]

The timestamp format is passed to strftime, and %C is not a valid timestamp format.

If you want color codes, add them to text events.

That said, on Windows, before calling strftime the string is validated and unknown formats are escaped, so this should just have printed literal %C and %O instead of crashing...

[TingPing]

You can insert the raw color codes in the timestamp but as @Arnavion said it doesn't parse %C. The crash itself has been fixed in later versions though.

So �20%H:%M:%S| will work and be red. Just format it in the input box and then paste it into the setting.

[Cypherke]

Thx alot copy pasting works just fine 👍