diff --git a/ansi_cython.pyx b/ansi_cython.pyx
index e25adb7..b2dde95 100644
--- a/ansi_cython.pyx
+++ b/ansi_cython.pyx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ cdef enum:
     FBRIGHTI = 8
     FBLINKI = 16
 
-cdef inline AstFromAch(int ach, int achPrev = achInvdI):
+cdef AstFromAch(int ach, int achPrev = achInvdI):
     cdef UAch uach, uachPrev
     uach.ach = ach
     uachPrev.ach = achPrev
@@ -121,22 +121,23 @@ cdef inline AstFromAch(int ach, int achPrev = achInvdI):
     cdef int csgr = 0
 
     if (achPrev == achInvdI) or (uachPrev.sach.fgCol != uach.sach.fgCol):
-        sgr[csgr] = (uach.sach.fgCol & 7) + 30
-        csgr = csgr + 1
         fBright = uach.sach.fgCol & FBRIGHTI
-        if (achPrev == achInvdI) or (fBright != uachPrev.sach.fgCol & FBRIGHTI):
+        if (achPrev == achInvdI) or (fBright != (uachPrev.sach.fgCol & FBRIGHTI)):
             if fBright:
                 sgr[csgr] = 1
             else:
-                sgr[csgr] = 2
-            csgr = csgr + 1
-        fBlink = uach.sach.fgCol & FBLINKI
-        if (achPrev == achInvdI) or (fBlink != uachPrev.sach.fgCol & FBLINKI):
-            if fBlink:
-                sgr[csgr] = 5
-            else:
-                sgr[csgr] = 25
+                sgr[csgr] = 0
+                achPrev = achInvdI
             csgr = csgr + 1
+        sgr[csgr] = (uach.sach.fgCol & 7) + 30
+        csgr = csgr + 1
+        # fBlink = uach.sach.fgCol & FBLINKI
+        # if (achPrev == achInvdI) or (fBlink != uachPrev.sach.fgCol & FBLINKI):
+        #     if fBlink:
+        #         sgr[csgr] = 5
+        #     else:
+        #         sgr[csgr] = 25
+        #     csgr = csgr + 1
     if (achPrev == achInvdI) or (uachPrev.sach.bgCol != uach.sach.bgCol):
         sgr[csgr] = uach.sach.bgCol + 40
         csgr = csgr + 1
@@ -471,14 +472,15 @@ cdef class AscrI(object):
                     rgast.append("%sD%s@" % (esc, esc))
                     # finally, draw the character before the last character in the line.
                     rgast.append(AstFromAch(achBeforeEOL, achNew))
+                    achPrev = achBeforeEOL
                 else:
                     if xz != xzPred:
                         xzPred = xz
                         rgast.append("%s%d;%dH" % (esc, yz + 1, xz + 1))
                         achPrev = achInvdI
                     rgast.append(AstFromAch(achNew, achPrev))
+                    achPrev = achNew
 
-                achPrev = achNew
                 xzPred = xzPred + 1
             xz = xz + 1
             if xz == self.w: