[Octave-patch-tracker] [patch #9024] Colour-coded output text

[Lachlan Andrew]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?9024>

                 Summary: Colour-coded output text
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: lachlan
            Submitted on: Fri 10 Jun 2016 09:22:05 AM GMT
                Category: None
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: lachlan
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any

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Details:

This patch colour-codes the console output to make errors stand out.

It divides output into five "contexts":

1. User output      (default)
2. Errors           (red)
3. Warnings         (brown)
4. The command line (blue)
5. "system" output, such as the line at which a breakpoint occurs.
                    (green)

Each context is started by a user-definable ANSI escape sequence, which could
optionally be set to, for example, underline or bold. The sequences are not
limited to ANSI sequences, but other sequences may not be passed through the
"less" pager.

This may be considered eye-candy, but I find that it helps me parse a
screenful of text.



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Date: Fri 10 Jun 2016 09:22:05 AM GMT  Name: patch_coloured_font_context.cset 
Size: 28kB   By: lachlan

<http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/download.php?file_id=37446>

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