update example configuration file and ReadConfiguration() function

doc/config

@@ -51,21 +51,25 @@
 ## value with { }|{ } eg. {%a - %t}|{%f}
 ##
 ## text can also have different color than the main window has,
-## eg. if you want length to have other color, write [.color]%t[/color]
+## eg. if you want length to be green, write $3%l$9
 ##
-## available colors:
+## available values:
 ##
-## - black
-## - red
-## - green
-## - yellow
-## - blue
-## - magenta
-## - cyan
-## - white
+## - 0 - default window color
+## - 1 - black
+## - 2 - red
+## - 3 - green
+## - 4 - yellow
+## - 5 - blue
+## - 6 - magenta
+## - 7 - cyan
+## - 8 - white
+## - 9 - end of current color
+##
+## Note: colors can be nested.
 ##
 #
-#song_list_format = "{[.green](%l)[/green] }{%a - }{%t}|{[.white]%f[/white]}"
+#song_list_format = "{%a - }{%t}|{$8%f$9}%r{$3(%l)$9}"
 #
 #song_library_format = "{%n - }{%t}|{%f}"
 #
@@ -73,11 +77,11 @@
 #
 #tag_editor_album_format = "{(%y) }%b"
 #
-#browser_playlist_prefix = "[.red]playlist[/red] "
+#browser_playlist_prefix = "$2playlist$9 "
 #
-#selected_item_prefix = "[.magenta]"
+#selected_item_prefix = "$6"
 #
-#selected_item_suffix = "[/magenta]"
+#selected_item_suffix = "$9"
 #
 ## colors are not supported for below veriables
 #
@@ -93,10 +97,10 @@
 ##
 ## (width of column in %)[column's color]{displayed tag}
 ##
-## - color is optional (if it's not present, default window color will be used)
+## - color is optional (if you want the default one, type [])
 ##
 #
-#song_columns_list_format = "(8)[green]{l} (28)[cyan]{a} (28){b} (50)[red]{t}"
+#song_columns_list_format = "(7)[green]{l} (28)[cyan]{a} (28)[]{b} (50)[red]{t}"
 #
 ##### various settings #####
 #

src/settings.cpp

@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ namespace
 		key[1] = !two.empty() && two[0] == '\'' ? two[1] : (atoi(two.c_str()) == 0 ? null_key : atoi(two.c_str()));
 	}
 	
+	void String2Buffer(const string &s, Buffer &buf)
+	{
+		for (string::const_iterator it = s.begin(); it != s.end(); it++)
+		{
+			if (*it != '$')
+				buf << *it;
+			else
+				buf << Color(*++it-'0');
+		}
+	}
+	
 	Border IntoBorder(const string &color)
 	{
 		return (Border) IntoColor(color);
@@ -563,7 +574,10 @@ void ReadConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 			else if (cl.find("browser_playlist_prefix") != string::npos)
 			{
 				if (!v.empty())
-					conf.browser_playlist_prefix << v;
+				{
+					conf.browser_playlist_prefix.Clear();
+					String2Buffer(v, conf.browser_playlist_prefix);
+				}
 			}
 			else if (cl.find("default_tag_editor_pattern") != string::npos)
 			{
@@ -573,12 +587,18 @@ void ReadConfiguration(ncmpcpp_config &conf)
 			else if (cl.find("selected_item_prefix") != string::npos)
 			{
 				if (!v.empty())
-					conf.selected_item_prefix << v;
+				{
+					conf.selected_item_prefix.Clear();
+					String2Buffer(v, conf.selected_item_prefix);
+				}
 			}
 			else if (cl.find("selected_item_suffix") != string::npos)
 			{
 				if (!v.empty())
-					conf.selected_item_suffix << v;
+				{
+					conf.selected_item_suffix.Clear();
+					String2Buffer(v, conf.selected_item_suffix);
+				}
 			}
 			else if (cl.find("color1") != string::npos)
 			{