diff --git a/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm
index 1167e64a..f8eb6c5d 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/console-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
 
     
     if {"windows" eq $::tcl_platform(platform)} {
+        proc enableAnsi {} {
+            define_windows_procs
+            tailcall enableAnsi
+        }
         proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} {
             define_windows_procs
             tailcall enableRaw $channel
@@ -39,6 +43,9 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
             tailcall disableRaw $channel
         }
     } else {
+            proc enableAnsi {} {
+                #todo?
+            }
             proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} {
                 set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
                 exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel
@@ -54,6 +61,9 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
         if {$loadstate ni [list loading failed]} {
             package require twapi ;#should be fast once twapi dll loaded in zzzload thread
             set ::punk::console::has_twapi 1
+            proc enableAnsi {} {
+                twapi::SetConsoleMode [twapi::get_console_handle stdout] 5
+            }
             proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} {
                 #review - change to modify_console_input_mode
                 set console_handle [twapi::GetStdHandle -10]
@@ -71,6 +81,9 @@ namespace eval punk::console {
         } else {
             if {$loadstate eq "failed"} {
                 puts stderr "punk::console falling back to stty because twapi load failed"
+                proc enableAnsi {} {
+                    puts stderr "punk::console::enableAnsi todo"
+                }
                 proc enableRaw {{channel stdin}} {
                     set sttycmd [auto_execok stty]
                     exec {*}$sttycmd raw -echo <@$channel