diff --git a/example/tput.js b/example/tput.js
index 3d0d974..d5bf925 100644
--- a/example/tput.js
+++ b/example/tput.js
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ var tput = new Tput(process.argv[2] || 'xterm');
 tput.colors();
 
 console.log(tput.info);
+
+tput._compile('%?%p9%t\u001b(0%e\u001b(B%;\u001b[0%?%p6%t;1%;%?%p2%t;4%;%?%p1%p3%|%t;7%;%?%p4%t;5%;%?%p7%t;8%;m');
diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index b97fbac..1c2ba53 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -303,22 +303,39 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // CSI Ps ; Ps r
     // CSI ? Pm r
 
-  var code = 'var dyn = {}, stat = {}, stack = [], out = []; out.push("';
+  //var code = 'var dyn = {}, stat = {}, stack = [], out = []; out.push("';
+  var ch, op, i;
+  var code = 'var v, dyn = {}, stat = {}, stack = [], out = []; function o(a){out.push(a);return a}'
+    , buff = '';
 
   // man terminfo, around line 940
 
+  function b() {
+    if (buff) {
+      code += 'o("';
+      code += buff.replace(/([\r\n"])/g, '\\$1');
+      code += '")';
+      buff = '';
+    }
+  }
+
   while (val) {
     // '\e' -> ^[
     if (cap = /^\\e/gi.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+      code += 'o("';
       code += '\x1b';
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
     // '^A' -> ^A
     if (cap = /^\^(.)/gi.exec(val)) { // case-insensitive?
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       ch = cap[1];
+      code += 'o("';
       switch (ch) {
         case '@':
           code += '\x00';
@@ -420,6 +437,7 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
           code += '\x7f';
           break;
       }
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -427,8 +445,10 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // '\r' -> \r
     // '\0' -> \200 (special case)
     if (cap = /^\\([nlrtbfs\^\\,:0])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       ch = cap[1];
+      code += 'o("';
       switch (ch) {
         case 'n':
           return '\n';
@@ -454,30 +474,40 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
           //return '\0';
           return '\200';
       }
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
     // 3 octal digits -> character
     if (cap = /^\\(\d\d\d)/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       ch = cap[1];
+      code += 'o("';
       code += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(ch, 8));
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
     // $<5> -> padding
     if (cap = /^\$<(\d+)>(\*|\/)/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       ch = cap[1];
+      code += 'o("';
       code += Array(+ch + 1).join(' '); // "padding" characters?
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
     // man terminfo, around page 1034
     // %%   outputs `%'
     if (cap = /^%%/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+      code += 'o("';
       code += '%';
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -485,45 +515,62 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     //   as in printf, flags are [-+#] and space.  Use a `:' to allow the
     //   next character to be a `-' flag, avoiding interpreting "%-" as an
     //   operator.
-    if (cap = /^%(?:(:)?([\-+# ]+)?)(?:(\d+)(\.\d+)?)?([doxXs])?/g.exec(val)) {
+    if (cap = /^%(?:(:)?([\-+# ]+))(?:(\d+)(\.\d+)?)?([doxXs])?/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+      code += 'o("';
       code += 'TODO';
+      code += '")';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %c   print pop() like %c in printf
     if (cap = /^%c/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+      code += 'o(';
       code += 'stack.pop()'; // TODO: FORMAT
+      code += ')';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %d   print pop() like %d in printf
     // NOT SURE ABOUT %d being print!
     if (cap = /^%d/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+      code += 'o(';
       code += 'stack.pop()'; // TODO: FORMAT
+      code += ')';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %s   print pop() like %s in printf
     if (cap = /^%s/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
+      code += 'o(';
       code += 'stack.pop()'; // TODO: FORMAT
+      code += ')';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %p[1-9]
     //   push i'th parameter
     if (cap = /^%p([1-9])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-      code += 'params[i]';
+      i = cap[1];
+      //code += 'o(';
+      code += 'params[' + (i - 1) + ']';
+      //code += ')';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %P[a-z]
     //   set dynamic variable [a-z] to pop()
     if (cap = /^%P([a-z])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       v = cap[1];
       code += 'dyn.' + v + ' = stack.pop()';
@@ -533,6 +580,7 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // %g[a-z]
     //   get dynamic variable [a-z] and push it
     if (cap = /^%g([a-z])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       v = cap[1];
       code += '(stack.push(dyn.' + v + '), dyn.' + v + ')';
@@ -542,6 +590,7 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // %P[A-Z]
     //   set static variable [a-z] to pop()
     if (cap = /^%P([A-Z])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       v = cap[1];
       code += 'stat.' + v + ' = stack.pop()';
@@ -558,14 +607,16 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     //   impact portability to other implementations.
 
     if (cap = /^%g([A-Z])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       v = cap[1];
-      code += 'stack.push(stat.' + v + ')';
+      code += '(stack.push(v = stat.' + v + '), v)';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %'c' char constant c
     if (cap = /^%'(\w)'/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       ch = cap[1];
       code += '"' + ch + '"';
@@ -575,6 +626,7 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // %{nn}
     //   integer constant nn
     if (cap = /^%\{(\d+)\}/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       ch = cap[1];
       code += '(' + ch + ')';
@@ -583,8 +635,9 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
 
     // %l   push strlen(pop)
     if (cap = /^%l/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-      code += 'stack.push(stack.pop().length)';
+      code += '(stack.push(v = stack.pop().length), v)';
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -595,17 +648,19 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // %= %> %<
     //   logical operations: push(pop() op pop())
     if (cap = /^%([+\-*\/m&|\^=><])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       op = cap[1];
       if (op === '=') op = '===';
       else if (op === 'm') op = '%';
-      code += 'stack.push(stack.pop() ' + op + ' stack.pop())';
+      code += '(stack.push(v = stack.pop() ' + op + ' stack.pop()), v)';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %A, %O
     //   logical AND and OR operations (for conditionals)
     if (cap = /^%([AO])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       op = cap[1];
       code += op === ' A ' ? ' && ' : ' || ';
@@ -615,14 +670,16 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // %! %~
     //   unary operations (logical and bit complement): push(op pop())
     if (cap = /^%([!~])/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       op = cap[1];
-      code += 'stack.push(' + op + 'stack.pop())';
+      code += '(stack.push(v = ' + op + 'stack.pop()), v)';
       continue;
     }
 
     // %i   add 1 to first two parameters (for ANSI terminals)
     if (cap = /^%i/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
       code += '(params[0]++, params[1]++)';
       continue;
@@ -644,26 +701,34 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     //   written on one line.  The -f option splits the string into lines with
     //   the parts indented.
     if (cap = /^%\?/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-      code += '"); if (';
+      //code += '"); if (';
+      code += 'if (';
       continue;
     }
 
     if (cap = /^%t/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-      code += ') { out.push("';
+      //code += ') { out.push("';
+      code += ') {';
       continue;
     }
 
     if (cap = /^%e/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-      code += '"); } else { out.push("';
+      //code += '"); } else { out.push("';
+      code += '} else {';
       continue;
     }
 
     if (cap = /^%;/g.exec(val)) {
+      b();
       val = val.substring(cap[0].length);
-      code += '"); } out.push("';
+      //code += '"); } out.push("';
+      code += '}';
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -695,13 +760,19 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
     // Then the same is done for the second parameter.  More complex
     // arithmetic is possible using the stack.
 
-    code += val[0];
+    buff += val[0];
     val = val.substring(1);
   }
 
-  code += '"); return out.join("");';
+  code += 'return out.join("");';
 
-  return new Function('params', code);
+  console.log(code.replace(/\x1b/g, '\\x1b'));
+
+  try {
+    return new Function('params', code);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(e.message);
+  }
 };
 
 // Return alias if one exists.