apache / apache/netbeans

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:
![image](https://github.com/apache/netbeans/assets/35330562/d8432dcd-c04b-4a07-b1a4-d3ea65dc4c7d)

IntelliJ IDEA:
![image](https://github.com/apache/netbeans/assets/35330562/9a4f0100-a732-4bda-825f-e5020c3b2977)

### 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

Open the contributing 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

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