diff --git a/templates.cpp b/templates.cpp
index ffca101..d8b2a0b 100644
--- a/templates.cpp
+++ b/templates.cpp
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ template class vector<wchar_t>;
 template class vector<int>;
 template class map<string, Function>;
 template class vector<bool>;
-template class list<int>;
-template void std::list<int, std::allocator<int> >::remove_if<bool (*)(int const&)>(bool (*)(int const&));
diff --git a/terminal.cpp b/terminal.cpp
index 2097596..1b07660 100644
--- a/terminal.cpp
+++ b/terminal.cpp
@@ -152,15 +152,7 @@ void Emulator::debug_printout( int fd )
       Cell *cell = fb.get_cell( y, x );
 
       /* print renditions */
-      screen.append( "\033[0" );
-      char rendition[ 32 ];
-      for ( std::list<int>::iterator i = cell->renditions.begin();
-	    i != cell->renditions.end();
-	    i++ ) {
-	snprintf( rendition, 32, ";%d", *i );
-	screen.append( rendition );
-      }
-      screen.append( "m" );
+      screen.append( cell->renditions.sgr() );
 
       /* clear cell */
       screen.append( "\033[X" );
diff --git a/terminal.hpp b/terminal.hpp
index 8598047..dd7e2b0 100644
--- a/terminal.hpp
+++ b/terminal.hpp
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ namespace Terminal {
   private:
     bool initialized;
     Framebuffer last_frame;
-    std::list<int> current_renditions;
+    std::string current_rendition_string;
 
   public:
     Display( int width, int height )
       : initialized( false ), last_frame( width, height ),
-	current_renditions()
+	current_rendition_string()
     {}
 
     std::string new_frame( Framebuffer &f );
diff --git a/terminaldisplay.cpp b/terminaldisplay.cpp
index e7f1f3a..5459ef6 100644
--- a/terminaldisplay.cpp
+++ b/terminaldisplay.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ std::string Display::new_frame( Framebuffer &f )
        || (f.ds.get_width() != last_frame.ds.get_width())
        || (f.ds.get_height() != last_frame.ds.get_height()) ) {
     /* clear screen */
-    screen.append( "\033[0m;\033[H\033[2J" );
+    screen.append( "\033[0m\033[H\033[2J" );
     initialized = false;
     cursor_was_moved = true;
-    current_renditions.clear();
-    current_renditions.push_back( 0 );
+    current_rendition_string = "\033[0m";
   }
 
   int cursor_x = -1, cursor_y = -1;
@@ -69,23 +68,12 @@ std::string Display::new_frame( Framebuffer &f )
       cursor_x = x;
       cursor_y = y;
 
-      std::list<int> cell_print_renditions;
-      cell_print_renditions = cell->renditions;
-      cell_print_renditions.insert( cell_print_renditions.begin(), 0 );
+      std::string rendition_str = cell->renditions.sgr();
 
-      if ( cell_print_renditions != current_renditions ) {
+      if ( current_rendition_string != rendition_str ) {
 	/* print renditions */
-	screen.append( "\033[0" );
-	char rendition[ 32 ];
-	for ( std::list<int>::iterator i = cell->renditions.begin();
-	      i != cell->renditions.end();
-	      i++ ) {
-	  snprintf( rendition, 32, ";%d", *i );
-	  screen.append( rendition );
-	}
-	screen.append( "m" );
-
-	current_renditions = cell_print_renditions;
+	screen.append( rendition_str );
+	current_rendition_string = rendition_str;
       }
 
       if ( cell->contents.empty() ) {
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.cpp b/terminalframebuffer.cpp
index d8ce303..286b6fe 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.cpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ void Cell::reset( void )
   contents.clear();
   fallback = false;
   width = 1;
-  renditions.clear();
-  need_back_color_erase = true;
+  renditions = Renditions();
 }
 
 DrawState::DrawState( int s_width, int s_height )
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ std::vector<int> DrawState::get_tabs( void )
 
 void Framebuffer::apply_renditions_to_current_cell( void )
 {
-  get_cell()->need_back_color_erase = false;
   get_cell()->renditions = ds.get_renditions();
 }
 
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ void Framebuffer::soft_reset( void )
   ds.cursor_visible = true; /* per xterm and gnome-terminal */
   ds.application_mode_cursor_keys = false;
   ds.set_scrolling_region( 0, ds.get_height() - 1 );
-  ds.clear_renditions();
+  ds.add_rendition( 0 );
   ds.clear_saved_cursor();
 }
 
@@ -344,21 +342,6 @@ void DrawState::resize( int s_width, int s_height )
   }
 }
 
-int DrawState::get_background_rendition( void )
-{
-  int color = -1;
-  for ( std::list<int>::iterator i = renditions.begin();
-	i != renditions.end();
-	i++ ) {
-    int r = *i;
-    if ( (40 <= r) && (r <= 49) ) {
-      color = r;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return color;
-}
-
 void Framebuffer::back_color_erase( void )
 {
   int bg_color = ds.get_background_rendition();
@@ -366,40 +349,65 @@ void Framebuffer::back_color_erase( void )
   for ( int row = 0; row < ds.get_height(); row++ ) {
     for ( int col = 0; col < ds.get_width(); col++ ) {
       Cell *cell = get_cell( row, col );
-      if ( cell->need_back_color_erase ) {
-	//	assert( cell->renditions.empty() );
-	if ( bg_color > 0 ) {
-	  cell->renditions.push_back( bg_color );
-	}
-	cell->need_back_color_erase = false;
+      if ( cell->renditions.background_color == -1 ) {
+	cell->renditions.background_color = bg_color;
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
-static bool fg_colorval( const int &x ) { return (30 <= x) && (x <= 39); }
-static bool bg_colorval( const int &x ) { return (40 <= x) && (x <= 49); }
+Renditions::Renditions()
+  : bold( false ), underlined( false ), blink( false ),
+    inverse( false ), invisible( false ), foreground_color( 0 ),
+    background_color( -1 )
+{}
 
-void DrawState::add_rendition( int x )
+void Renditions::set_rendition( int num )
 {
-  /* Filter out older renditions that we know
-     will now be reset */
-
-  renditions.remove( x );
-
-  switch ( x ) {
-  case 1: case 22: renditions.remove( 1 ); renditions.remove( 22 ); break; /* bold */
-  case 4: case 24: renditions.remove( 4 ); renditions.remove( 24 ); break; /* underlined */
-  case 5: case 25: renditions.remove( 5 ); renditions.remove( 25 ); break; /* blink */
-  case 7: case 27: renditions.remove( 7 ); renditions.remove( 27 ); break; /* inverse */
-  case 8: case 28: renditions.remove( 8 ); renditions.remove( 28 ); break; /* invisible */
+  if ( num == 0 ) {
+    bold = underlined = blink = inverse = invisible = false;
+    foreground_color = background_color = 0;
+    return;
   }
 
-  if ( (30 <= x) && (x <= 39) ) { /* foreground color */
-    renditions.remove_if( fg_colorval );
-  } else if ( (40 <= x) && (x <= 49) ) { /* background color */
-    renditions.remove_if( bg_colorval );
+  if ( (30 <= num) && (num <= 39) ) { /* foreground color */
+    foreground_color = num;
+    return;
+  } else if ( (40 <= num) && (num <= 49) ) { /* background color */
+    background_color = num;
+    return;
   }
 
-  renditions.push_back( x );
+  switch ( num ) {
+  case 1: case 22: bold = (num == 1); break;
+  case 4: case 24: underlined = (num == 4); break;
+  case 5: case 25: blink = (num == 5); break;
+  case 7: case 27: inverse = (num == 7); break;
+  case 8: case 28: invisible = (num == 8); break;
+  }
+}
+
+std::string Renditions::sgr( void )
+{
+  std::string ret;
+
+  ret.append( "\033[0" );
+  if ( bold ) ret.append( ";1" );
+  if ( underlined ) ret.append( ";4" );
+  if ( blink ) ret.append( ";5" );
+  if ( inverse ) ret.append( ";7" );
+  if ( invisible ) ret.append( ";8" );
+  if ( foreground_color ) {
+    char col[ 8 ];
+    snprintf( col, 8, ";%d", foreground_color );
+    ret.append( col );
+  }
+  if ( background_color ) {
+    char col[ 8 ];
+    snprintf( col, 8, ";%d", background_color );
+    ret.append( col );
+  }
+  ret.append( "m" );
+
+  return ret;
 }
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.hpp b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
index 6747224..c4927bc 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.hpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
@@ -9,20 +9,41 @@
 /* Terminal framebuffer */
 
 namespace Terminal {
+  class Renditions {
+  public:
+    bool bold, underlined, blink, inverse, invisible;
+    int foreground_color;
+    int background_color;
+
+    Renditions();
+    void set_rendition( int num );
+    std::string sgr( void );
+    void back_color_erase( int num )
+    {
+      if ( background_color == -1 ) background_color = num;
+    }
+
+    bool operator==( const Renditions &x )
+    {
+      return (bold == x.bold) && (underlined == x.underlined)
+	&& (blink == x.blink) && (inverse == x.inverse)
+	&& (invisible == x.invisible) && (foreground_color == x.foreground_color)
+	&& (background_color == x.background_color);
+    }
+  };
+
   class Cell {
   public:
     std::vector<wchar_t> contents;
     char fallback; /* first character is combining character */
     int width;
-    std::list<int> renditions; /* e.g., bold, blinking, etc. */
-    bool need_back_color_erase;
+    Renditions renditions;
 
     Cell()
       : contents(),
 	fallback( false ),
 	width( 1 ),
-	renditions(),
-	need_back_color_erase( true )
+	renditions()
     {}
 
     void reset( void );
@@ -51,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
   class SavedCursor {
   public:
     int cursor_col, cursor_row;
-    std::list<int> renditions;
+    Renditions renditions;
     /* character set shift state */
     bool auto_wrap_mode;
     bool origin_mode;
@@ -74,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
 
     int scrolling_region_top_row, scrolling_region_bottom_row;
 
-    std::list<int> renditions;
+    Renditions renditions;
 
     SavedCursor save;
 
@@ -114,10 +135,9 @@ namespace Terminal {
     int limit_top( void );
     int limit_bottom( void );
 
-    void clear_renditions( void ) { renditions.clear(); }
-    void add_rendition( int x );
-    const std::list<int> get_renditions( void ) { return renditions; }
-    int get_background_rendition( void );
+    void add_rendition( int x ) { renditions.set_rendition( x ); }
+    Renditions get_renditions( void ) { return renditions; }
+    int get_background_rendition( void ) { return renditions.background_color; }
 
     void save_cursor( void );
     void restore_cursor( void );
diff --git a/terminalfunctions.cpp b/terminalfunctions.cpp
index 5d1e5ee..590a553 100644
--- a/terminalfunctions.cpp
+++ b/terminalfunctions.cpp
@@ -322,11 +322,7 @@ void CSI_SGR( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch )
       bce = true;
     }
 
-    if ( rendition == 0 ) {
-      fb->ds.clear_renditions();
-    } else {
-      fb->ds.add_rendition( rendition );
-    }
+    fb->ds.add_rendition( rendition );
   }
 }