diff --git a/qsgen2 b/qsgen2
index f4acd2a..e909009 100755
--- a/qsgen2
+++ b/qsgen2
@@ -77,39 +77,25 @@ function _msg() {
     local full_msg=""
     for arg in "$@"; do
         if [[ -n "${qsgenlang[$arg]}" ]]; then
-            # echo "Found key: $arg"  # Debug line to confirm key is found
             full_msg+="${qsgenlang[$arg]}"
         else
-            # echo "Key not found: $arg"  # Debug line for keys not found
             full_msg+="$arg"
         fi
     done
     
-    # Apply color formatting based on type and use printf for safe output
+    # Determine the color based on the type
+    local color="${end}"  # Default to no color if type is unrecognized
     case $type in
-        std)
-            printf "${green}%s${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
-        info)
-            printf "${yellow}%s${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
-        debug)
-            printf "${red}%s${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
-        other)
-            printf "${bold_yellow}%s${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
-        sub)
-            printf "${magenta}%s${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
-        main)
-            printf "${white}${green_bg} %s ${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
-        *)
-            printf "%s\n" "${full_msg}"
-            ;;
+        std) color="${green}" ;;
+        info) color="${yellow}" ;;
+        debug) color="${red}" ;;
+        other) color="${bold_yellow}" ;;
+        sub) color="${magenta}" ;;
+        main) color="${white}${green_bg}" ;;
     esac
 
+    # Use printf with %b to allow backslash escape interpretation
+    printf "${color}%b${end}\n" "${full_msg}"
 }
 
 function _version() {