diff --git a/sonytv.sh b/sonytv.sh
index 13fe1db..f8c7cf7 100755
--- a/sonytv.sh
+++ b/sonytv.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-BOLD="\033[1m"
-ITALIC="\033[3m"
-STRIKE="\033[9m"
-PLAIN="\033[0m"
-
-UNDERLINE="\033[4m"
-RED="\033[31m"
-MAGENTA="\033[35m"
-GREEN="\033[32m"
-YELLOW="\033[33m"
-BLUE="\033[34m"
-CYAN="\033[36m"
-GREY="\033[2;37m"
-LINK="$BLUE$UNDERLINE"
+. ${HOME}/.bashtools/bashtools.sh
+if [[ -z $HAVE_BASHTOOLS ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: bashtools not installed download from https://git.nethack.net/rob/bashtools" >/dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 IRCC_OFF="AAAAAQAAAAEAAAAvAw=="
 IRCC_VOLUP="AAAAAQAAAAEAAAASAw=="
@@ -74,7 +65,7 @@ function runcurl() {
     [[ $verbose -eq 1 ]] && echo "Result: $resultstr"
     [[ $verbose -eq 1 ]] && echo "Error: $errorstr"
     if [[ $resultstr == *rror* ]]; then
-        errorstr="TV returned '$(echo "$resultstr" | grep errorDescription | sed -e 's/<errorDescription>//;s,</error.*,,;s/^\s*//' )'"
+        errorstr="$HOST returned '$(echo "$resultstr" | grep errorDescription | sed -e 's/<errorDescription>//;s,</error.*,,;s/^\s*//' )'"
         rv=1
     elif [[ $rv -ne 0 ]]; then
         errorstr="curl failed (timeout?) $resultstr"
@@ -107,17 +98,6 @@ function usage() {
     done
 }
 
-function action() {
-    echo -e "$BOLD$GREEN* $PLAIN$GREEN$*$PLAIN"
-}
-
-function error() {
-    echo -e "$BOLD${RED}ERROR:  $PLAIN$RED$*$PLAIN" >/dev/stderr
-}
-
-function info() {
-    echo -e "$BOLD${CYAN}>> $PLAIN$CYAN$*$PLAIN"
-}
 
 function register_device() {
     local me myid initpsk opts
@@ -125,25 +105,26 @@ function register_device() {
     myid="12345"
     initpsk=$1
     if [[ -z $initpsk ]]; then
-        action "Requesting registration from TV..."
+        notify "Requesting registration from TV..."
     curl -s "$URL/sony/accessControl" -o /dev/null -d @- <<EOF
         {"id":13,"method":"actRegister","version":"1.0","params":[{"clientid":"$myid","nickname":"$me"},[{"clientid":"$myid","value":"yes","nickname":"$me","function":"WOL"}]]}
 EOF
     else
         #-u "":${initpsk}
 #-H "X-Auth-PSK: ${initpsk}"
-        action "Registering with TV..."
+        notify "Registering with TV..."
     res=$(curl -s -u "":${initpsk} "$URL/sony/accessControl" -d @- <<EOF
         {"id":13,"method":"actRegister","version":"1.0","params":[{"clientid":"$myid","nickname":"$me"},[{"clientid":"$myid","value":"yes","nickname":"$me","function":"WOL"}]]}
 EOF
 )
         if [[ "$res" == *rror* ]]; then
+            fail
             error "registration failed"
         else
+            ok
             info "Registration successful!  PSK set to ${BOLD}$psk"
             echo "$psk" >"$pskfile"
             info "PSK written to $pskfile"
-
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -278,28 +259,34 @@ fi
 sendcount=1
 
 if [[ $cmd == "upnp" ]]; then
-    info "UPnP info from TV:"
     fullurl="$URL:52323/dmr.xml"
     curlarg=""
+    notify "Obtaining UPnP info from $HOST"
     res=$(curl $timeout -s "$fullurl")
     rv=$?
     if [[ $rv -eq 0 ]]; then
         if which -s xq; then
             res=$(echo "$res" | xq '.root.device."av:X_IRCCCodeList"')
         fi
+        ok
+        info "Results:"
         echo "$res"
     else
+        fail
         error "curl to $fullurl failed"
     fi
     exit $rv
 elif [[ $wolok -eq 1 && $cmd == "on" ]]; then
+    notify "Sending wake-on-lan packet to $HOST"
     if [[ $wolok -eq 1 ]]; then
         n=0
         while [[ $n -lt 3 ]]; do
             wakeonlan ${MAC} >/dev/null
             n=$((n + 1))
         done
+        ok
     else
+        fail
         error "'wakeonlan' binary is not available - please install it"
         exit 1
     fi
@@ -311,9 +298,9 @@ elif [[ $cmd == "channel" ]]; then
     cname=${arg[0]}
     cnum=$(channametonum $cname)
     if [[ $cname == $cnum ]]; then
-        action "Changing channel to $BOLD$cname"
+        notify "Changing channel to $BOLD$cname"
     else
-        action "Changing channel to $BOLD$cname$PLAIN$GREEN ($cnum)"
+        notify "Changing channel to $BOLD$cname$PLAIN$GREEN ($cnum)"
     fi
 
     for (( i=0; i<${#cnum}; i++ )); do
@@ -322,7 +309,7 @@ elif [[ $cmd == "channel" ]]; then
         [[ ! -z $code ]] && runcurl ircc POST "" $code
         sleep $IRCC_DELAY
     done
-    info "Done"
+    ok
 elif [[ $cmd == "slowoff" ]]; then
     if [[ -z ${arg[0]} ]]; then
         waittime=2.0
@@ -336,7 +323,7 @@ elif [[ $cmd == "slowoff" ]]; then
     fi
     # slowly drop volume
     code="AAAAAQAAAAEAAAATAw=="
-    action "Slowly dropping volume on $HOST..."
+    notify "Slowly dropping volume on $HOST..."
     n=0
     while [[ $n -lt $count ]]; do
         runcurl ircc POST "" $code
@@ -350,9 +337,9 @@ elif [[ $cmd == "slowoff" ]]; then
     httpmethod="POST"
     jqs=""
 
-    action "Sending $what to $HOST${ntimes}..."
+    notify "Sending $what to $HOST${ntimes}..."
     runcurl $reqtype $httpmethod "$method" $curlarg
-    info "Done"
+    ok
 else
     reqtype="method"
     jqs="try (.results[]) // try (.result[]) // ."
@@ -454,15 +441,16 @@ EOF
         ntimes=""
     fi
     err=0
-    action "Sending $what to $HOST${ntimes}..."
+    csecho -n "$GREEN" "Sending $what to $HOST${ntimes}... "
     allresults=""
     while [[ $n -lt $sendcount  ]]; do
         runcurl $reqtype $httpmethod "$method" $curlarg
         rv=$?
         if [[ $rv -eq 0 ]]; then
             if [[ $sendcount -gt 1 ]]; then
-                echo -en "${YELLOW}*${BOLD}$((n + 1))${PLAIN}${YELLOW}* ${PLAIN}"
+                csecho -n "$YELLOW" "*^b$((n + 1))^p* "
             else
+                echo
                 info "Success"
             fi
             if [[ ! -z $resultstr ]]; then
@@ -473,6 +461,7 @@ EOF
                 fi
             fi
         else
+            fail
             error "$rv: $errorstr"
             err=1
             break