No Maven output color in netbeans consoles
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 18
### What happened
Unlike all other main IDES Netbeans is unable to print Maven logs with color.
Netbeans:

IntelliJ IDEA:

### How to reproduce
Run a Maven project in Netbeans.
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No / Don't know
### Operating System
Windows/Linux
### JDK
Any
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
Related issues:
https://github.com/fusesource/jansi/issues/87
https://peter.quantr.hk/2018/12/solved-the-root-cause-why-netbeans-cant-print-colored-text-using-latest-maven/#page-content
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the Maven console behavior described for Apache NetBeans 18 and the two linked Jansi and root-cause references. Reproduce by running a Maven project on Windows or Linux and compare the console output with the examples; done means Maven logs display color in NetBeans consoles.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100