diff --git a/isocline.cabal b/isocline.cabal
--- a/isocline.cabal
+++ b/isocline.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           isocline
-version:        1.0.6
+version:        1.0.7
 synopsis:       A portable alternative to GNU Readline
 description:    ![logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daanx/isocline/main/doc/isocline-inline.svg) A Haskell wrapper around the [Isocline C library](https://github.com/daanx/isocline#readme) which can provide an alternative to GNU Readline. (The Isocline library is included whole and there are no runtime dependencies).
                 Please see the [readme](https://github.com/daanx/isocline/haskell#readme) on GitHub for more information.
diff --git a/src/history.c b/src/history.c
--- a/src/history.c
+++ b/src/history.c
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@
     if (c == EOF || c == '\n') break;
     if (c == '\\') {
       c = fgetc(f);
-      if (c == 'n')       sbuf_append(sbuf,"\n");
-      else if (c == 'r')  sbuf_append(sbuf,"\r");
-      else if (c == 't')  sbuf_append(sbuf,"\t");
-      else if (c == '\\') sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\");
+      if (c == 'n')       { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\n"); }
+      else if (c == 'r')  { /* ignore */ }  // sbuf_append(sbuf,"\r");
+      else if (c == 't')  { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\t"); }
+      else if (c == '\\') { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\"); }
       else if (c == 'x') {
         int c1 = fgetc(f);         
         int c2 = fgetc(f);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     char c = *entry++;
     if (c == '\\')      { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\\\"); }
     else if (c == '\n') { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\n"); }
-    else if (c == '\r') { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\r"); }
+    else if (c == '\r') { /* ignore */ } // sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\r"); }
     else if (c == '\t') { sbuf_append(sbuf,"\\t"); }
     else if (c < ' ' || c > '~' || c == '#') {
       char c1 = to_xdigit( (uint8_t)c / 16 );
diff --git a/src/isocline.c b/src/isocline.c
--- a/src/isocline.c
+++ b/src/isocline.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // symbols are public in the libray.
 // 
 // You can compile the entire library just as: 
-// $ gcc -c src/isocline.c
+// $ gcc -c src/isocline.c 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------
 #if !defined(IC_SEPARATE_OBJS)
 # define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS  // for msvc
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -348,43 +348,42 @@
   if (getenv("NO_COLOR") != NULL) {
     term->nocolor = true;
   }
-  if (!term->nocolor) {
-    // detect color palette
-    // COLORTERM takes precedence
-    const char* colorterm = getenv("COLORTERM");  
-    const char* eterm = getenv("TERM");    
-    if (ic_contains(colorterm,"24bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"truecolor") || ic_contains(colorterm,"direct")) { 
-      term->palette = ANSIRGB; 
+
+  // detect color palette
+  // COLORTERM takes precedence
+  const char* colorterm = getenv("COLORTERM");  
+  const char* eterm = getenv("TERM");    
+  if (ic_contains(colorterm,"24bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"truecolor") || ic_contains(colorterm,"direct")) { 
+    term->palette = ANSIRGB; 
+  }
+  else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"8bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"256color")) { term->palette = ANSI256; } 
+  else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"4bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"16color"))  { term->palette = ANSI16; }
+  else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"3bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"8color"))   { term->palette = ANSI8; }
+  else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"1bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"nocolor") || ic_contains(colorterm,"monochrome")) { 
+    term->palette = MONOCHROME; 
+  }
+  // otherwise check for some specific terminals
+  else if (getenv("WT_SESSION") != NULL) { term->palette = ANSIRGB; } // Windows terminal
+  else if (getenv("ITERM_SESSION_ID") != NULL) { term->palette = ANSIRGB; } // iTerm2 terminal
+  else if (getenv("VSCODE_PID") != NULL) { term->palette = ANSIRGB; } // vscode terminal
+  else {
+    // and otherwise fall back to checking TERM
+    if (ic_contains(eterm,"truecolor") || ic_contains(eterm,"direct") || ic_contains(colorterm,"24bit")) {
+      term->palette = ANSIRGB;
     }
-    else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"8bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"256color")) { term->palette = ANSI256; } 
-    else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"4bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"16color"))  { term->palette = ANSI16; }
-    else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"3bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"8color"))   { term->palette = ANSI8; }
-    else if (ic_contains(colorterm,"1bit") || ic_contains(colorterm,"nocolor") || ic_contains(colorterm,"monochrome")) { 
-      term->palette = MONOCHROME; 
+    else if (ic_contains(eterm,"alacritty") || ic_contains(eterm,"kitty")) {
+      term->palette = ANSIRGB;
     }
-    // otherwise check for some specific terminals
-    else if (getenv("WT_SESSION") != NULL) { term->palette = ANSIRGB; } // Windows terminal
-    else if (getenv("ITERM_SESSION_ID") != NULL) { term->palette = ANSIRGB; } // iTerm2 terminal
-    else if (getenv("VSCODE_PID") != NULL) { term->palette = ANSIRGB; } // vscode terminal
-    else {
-      // and otherwise fall back to checking TERM
-      if (ic_contains(eterm,"truecolor") || ic_contains(eterm,"direct") || ic_contains(colorterm,"24bit")) {
-        term->palette = ANSIRGB;
-      }
-      else if (ic_contains(eterm,"alacritty") || ic_contains(eterm,"kitty")) {
-        term->palette = ANSIRGB;
-      }
-      else if (ic_contains(eterm,"256color") || ic_contains(eterm,"gnome")) { 
-        term->palette = ANSI256;
-      }  
-      else if (ic_contains(eterm,"16color")){ term->palette = ANSI16; }
-      else if (ic_contains(eterm,"8color")) { term->palette = ANSI8; }
-      else if (ic_contains(eterm,"monochrome") || ic_contains(eterm,"nocolor") || ic_contains(eterm,"dumb")) { 
-        term->palette = MONOCHROME; 
-      }
+    else if (ic_contains(eterm,"256color") || ic_contains(eterm,"gnome")) { 
+      term->palette = ANSI256;
+    }  
+    else if (ic_contains(eterm,"16color")){ term->palette = ANSI16; }
+    else if (ic_contains(eterm,"8color")) { term->palette = ANSI8; }
+    else if (ic_contains(eterm,"monochrome") || ic_contains(eterm,"nocolor") || ic_contains(eterm,"dumb")) { 
+      term->palette = MONOCHROME; 
     }
-    debug_msg("term: color-bits: %d (COLORTERM=%s, TERM=%s)\n", term_get_color_bits(term), colorterm, eterm);
   }
+  debug_msg("term: color-bits: %d (COLORTERM=%s, TERM=%s)\n", term_get_color_bits(term), colorterm, eterm);
   
   // read COLUMS/LINES from the environment for a better initial guess.
   const char* env_columns = getenv("COLUMNS");