From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk ([139.184.50.12]) by cvs.gentoo.org with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14M0pd-0000w4-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:49:53 -0700 Received: from tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.13] by tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14M0qV-0004UO-00; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 04:50:47 +0000 Received: from thomasfl by tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14M0qU-0006Ai-00; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 04:50:46 +0000 From: Thomas Flavel To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Themes Message-ID: <20010126045046.C26673@tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk> References: <20010125175702.447D253C7A@cvs.gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: ; from bporter@advancenet.net on Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 10:32:29PM -0600 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jan 25 21:50:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 04:50:46 +0000 X-Archives-Salt: fc349b2a-9e8e-4a63-bbe7-112cf2126749 X-Archives-Hash: 51aafbea22cb01190be7a82a8e4531f8 On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 10:32:29PM -0600, Bryce Porter wrote: > I have been working on an awesome bash prompt theming mechanism. I could > easily make a format to make color prompts using strings like $red for > red text, etc. And then i could even write a few sample bash prompt > themes. I have all the ANSI colors defined already, and assigned to thier > own unique variable. > Sounds like a cool idea to me. > > Bryce > > > Hmmm... I'm just thinking aloud here; I'm not even sure if it's a useful > > idea, nor am I sure > > that I can explain it satisfactorialy :/ > > Ok, from the users perspective, it would look like this: A default > > configuration skeleton would > > be installed (a default ~/.bashrc etc), as it is currently. The user > > would then be able to apply, um, "themes" to their configuration - for > > example I like the highlight colour to be red, so I would find myself > > going through ~/.pinerc, ~/.lynxrc etc making them all look the same... > > the same applies to things like prompts, shells, editor of choice, my > > favorite mail program, /etc/hosts etc etc. > *sigh* That's not what I meant at all ;) Colouring a prompt was just an example; I was trying to portray a system whereby everything could be configured from one central datafile... I'll try to explain it again if anybody wants? - Tom