=== modified file 'bin/confz'
--- bin/confz	2014-06-19 16:50:45 +0000
+++ bin/confz	2014-06-19 16:38:26 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 # vim: ft=zsh noet ts=4 sts=4 sw=4
 
-autoload -Uz colors; colors
-
 setopt extended_glob warn_create_global
 
 typeset -gA vars vars_prev
@@ -13,28 +11,33 @@
 
 # helper that prints out error message and exits
 die() {
-	print -r - "$fg[red]*$fg[default] $@" >&2
+	print -r - ${(p)confz_err_mark} "$@" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
+confz_err_mark="%F{red}*%f"
 
 # trace-printing helpers
+confz_exe_mark="%F{yellow}*%f"
+
 confz_check_start() {
-	print -r - "${confz_indent}checking $fg_bold$1$fg_no_bold ${(@q)argv[2,-1]} $fg[black][$reset_color"
+	print -Pn "${confz_indent}checking %B$1%b "
+	print -rn - ${(@q)argv[2,-1]}
+	print -P " ["
 	confz_indent+=" "
 }
 
 confz_check_ok() {
 	confz_indent=${confz_indent% }
-	print -r - "$confz_indent] $fg[green]$1$reset_color OK"
+	print -P "$confz_indent] %F{green}$1%f OK"
 }
 
 confz_check_fail() {
 	confz_indent=${confz_indent% }
-	print -P "$confz_indent] $fg[yellow]$1$reset_color FAIL"
+	print -P "$indent] %F{yellow}$1%f FAIL"
 }
 
 confz_do() {
-	print -r - "$confz_indent$fg[yellow]*$fg[default] ${(q)@}"
+	print -r - $confz_indent${(p)confz_exe_mark} "${(q)@}"
 	"$@" || die "command failed with error $?: ${(q)@}"
 }