diff --git a/TermTk/TTkCore/TTkTerm/readinputlinux.py b/TermTk/TTkCore/TTkTerm/readinputlinux.py
index b0b4d339..757e6214 100644
--- a/TermTk/TTkCore/TTkTerm/readinputlinux.py
+++ b/TermTk/TTkCore/TTkTerm/readinputlinux.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-import sys, os, select
+import sys, os, select, re
 
 try: import fcntl, termios, tty
 except Exception as e:
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ReadInput():
         tty.setcbreak(sys.stdin)
 
     def read(self):
+        rm = re.compile('(\033?[^\033]*)')
         while self._readPipe[0] not in (list := select.select( [sys.stdin, self._readPipe[0]], [], [] )[0]):
             # Read all the full input
             _fl = fcntl.fcntl(sys.stdin, fcntl.F_GETFL)
@@ -55,10 +56,10 @@ class ReadInput():
 
             # Split all the ansi sequences
             # or yield any separate input char
-            if '\033' in stdinRead:
-                stdinSplit = stdinRead.split('\033')
-                for ansi in stdinSplit[1:]:
-                    yield '\033'+ansi
-            else:
-                for ch in stdinRead:
-                    yield ch
+            for sr in rm.findall(stdinRead):
+                if not sr: continue
+                if '\033' == sr[0]:
+                    yield sr
+                else:
+                    for ch in sr:
+                        yield ch
diff --git a/tests/timeit/12.split.vs.re.py b/tests/timeit/12.split.vs.re.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7697be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/timeit/12.split.vs.re.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# MIT License
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Eugenio Parodi <ceccopierangiolieugenio AT googlemail DOT com>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+import sys, os, re
+
+import timeit
+import random
+import unicodedata
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'../..'))
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0],'.'))
+import TermTk as ttk
+
+stra = '\033Eugenio\033Parodi'
+strb = 'print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),Eugenio\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodiprint([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),Eugenio\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodiprint([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)]),Eugenio\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi\033Parodi'
+strc = 'Eugenio'
+strd = '\033Eugenio'
+
+rm = re.compile('(\033?[^\033]*)')
+
+print(stra.split('\033'))
+print(strb.split('\033'))
+print(strc.split('\033'))
+
+print(rm.match(stra))
+print(rm.findall(stra))
+print(rm.findall(strb))
+print(rm.findall(strc))
+print(rm.findall(strd))
+print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(stra)])
+print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(strb)])
+print([m.start() for m in rm.finditer(strc)])
+
+
+def _re(s):
+    rm.findall(s)
+def _old(s):
+    ss = s.split('\033')
+    rs=''
+    for sss in ss[1:]:
+        rs += '\033'+sss
+    return len(rs)
+
+def test1(v): return _re(v)
+def test2(v): return _old(v)
+def test3(v): return _re(v)
+def test4(v): return _old(v)
+def test5(v): return _re(v)
+def test6(v): return _old(v)
+def test7(v): return _re(v)
+def test8(v): return _old(v)
+
+loop = 20000
+
+
+a=stra
+result = timeit.timeit('test1(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"1a s {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test1(a)}")
+result = timeit.timeit('test2(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"2a   {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test2(a)}")
+a=strb
+result = timeit.timeit('test3(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"3b s {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test3(a)}")
+result = timeit.timeit('test4(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"4b   {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test4(a)}")
+a=strc
+result = timeit.timeit('test5(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"5c s {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test5(a)}")
+result = timeit.timeit('test6(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"6c   {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test6(a)}")
+a=strd
+result = timeit.timeit('test7(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"7d s {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test7(a)}")
+result = timeit.timeit('test8(a)', globals=globals(), number=loop)
+print(f"8d   {result / loop:.10f} - {result / loop} {test8(a)}")