Re: [bug-grep] [PATCH] --initial-tab, 3 newly colorized items, and GREP_COLORS

[Julian Foad]

Charles Levert wrote:
> I created a set of patches at the project page on Savannah for the latest
> CVS version.  Please this it out.

("Please _test_ it out"? :-)

>   <https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=3644>

Thanks for the patch.  Both the initial-tab and the extended colours look like 
good ideas.  Since they are independent of each other, and each need their own 
review and discussion and testing, they really should be separate patches.  If 
you would be willing to separate them, I'm sure that would increase the chances 
of one or both of them being accepted.

We probably will need a copyright assignment or disclaimer to cover this work.

- Julian


> Changes:
>
>         * New "-T" / "--initial-tab" option (both invocations are
>           consistent with GNU diff).  This will make sure that the
>           first character of a content line is on a tab stop, so that
>           the alignment of tabs looks normal.
>
>         * Three other colors when "--color" is in effect, in addition
>           to the existing one for matched text.  They are for the file
>           names, the numbers (line numbers and octet offsets), and the
>           separators (for fields and groups of context lines).
>
>         * New GREP_COLORS='mt=01;31:fn=35:nu=32:se=36' environment
>           variable that has priority over and deprecates
>           GREP_COLOR='01;31', which is still supported.
>
>         * Updated TeXinfo documentation and man page.