diff --git a/src/interactive/interactive.cpp b/src/interactive/interactive.cpp
index 9543a59..c66a502 100644
--- a/src/interactive/interactive.cpp
+++ b/src/interactive/interactive.cpp
@@ -8,60 +8,20 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <locale>
 #include <cwchar>
+#include <term.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "interactive.hpp"
 
 namespace interactive {
 
 int fullscreen_window::ncurses_streambuf::overflow(int c) {
     if (c != EOF) {
-        // Check for ANSI escape sequence
-        if (c == '\033') {
-            is_escape_sequence = true;
-            escape_sequence = "\033";
-        } else if (is_escape_sequence) {
-            escape_sequence += static_cast<char>(c);
-            
-            // Check if the escape sequence is complete
-            if (escape_sequence.size() >= 2 && escape_sequence[1] == '[' && 
-                (c == 'm' || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z'))) {
-                
-                // Handle color codes
-                if (escape_sequence.back() == 'm') {
-                    // Process color code
-                    if (escape_sequence == "\033[0m") {
-                        wattrset(win, A_NORMAL); // Reset attributes
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;31m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(1)); // Red
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;32m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(2)); // Green
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;33m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(3)); // Yellow
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;34m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(4)); // Blue
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;35m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(5)); // Magenta
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;36m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(6)); // Cyan
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[1;37m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(7)); // White
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[90m") {
-                        wattron(win, A_DIM | COLOR_PAIR(7)); // Dark grey
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[38;5;142m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(3) | A_DIM); // Dark yellow
-                    } else if (escape_sequence == "\033[38;5;250m") {
-                        wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(7) | A_DIM); // Light grey
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                is_escape_sequence = false;
-                escape_sequence.clear();
-            }
-        } else if (c == '\n') {
+        buffer += static_cast<char>(c);
+        if (c == '\n') {
+            // Process buffer with proper escape sequence handling
             wprintw(win, "%s", buffer.c_str());
             wrefresh(win);
             buffer.clear();
-        } else {
-            buffer += static_cast<char>(c);
         }
     }
     return c;
@@ -71,7 +31,9 @@ fullscreen_window::fullscreen_window(std::string title) {
     // Set locale for wide character support
     std::setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
     
-    // Initialize ncurses
+    // Initialize ncurses with proper terminal capabilities
+    putenv(const_cast<char*>("TERM=xterm-256color"));
+    
     initscr();
     raw();  // Use raw mode for better control
     noecho();
@@ -83,15 +45,6 @@ fullscreen_window::fullscreen_window(std::string title) {
     start_color();
     use_default_colors();
     
-    // Initialize color pairs for ANSI colors
-    init_pair(1, COLOR_RED, -1);      // Red
-    init_pair(2, COLOR_GREEN, -1);    // Green
-    init_pair(3, COLOR_YELLOW, -1);   // Yellow
-    init_pair(4, COLOR_BLUE, -1);     // Blue
-    init_pair(5, COLOR_MAGENTA, -1);  // Magenta
-    init_pair(6, COLOR_CYAN, -1);     // Cyan
-    init_pair(7, COLOR_WHITE, -1);    // White
-    
     refresh();
 
     // Create display window (takes up all but bottom 4 lines)
@@ -100,6 +53,10 @@ fullscreen_window::fullscreen_window(std::string title) {
     display_win = newwin(max_y - 4, max_x, 0, 0);
     scrollok(display_win, TRUE);
     keypad(display_win, TRUE);  // Enable keypad for display window
+    
+    // Important: set terminal capabilities for this window
+    nodelay(display_win, TRUE);
+    
     wrefresh(display_win);
 
     // Create input window (bottom 4 lines)
diff --git a/src/interactive/interactive.hpp b/src/interactive/interactive.hpp
index a080c83..a92b9c2 100644
--- a/src/interactive/interactive.hpp
+++ b/src/interactive/interactive.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class fullscreen_window {
             private:
                 WINDOW* win;
                 std::string buffer;
-                bool is_escape_sequence = false;
-                std::string escape_sequence;
                 
             protected:
                 virtual int overflow(int c) override;