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=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from node-03.advancenet.net ([206.221.229.23] ident=root) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14M0Xw-0000ul-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:31:36 -0700 Received: from ppp-18.mattoon.advancenet.net (onnzjbw@ppp-18.mattoon.advancenet.net [209.176.217.224]) by node-03.advancenet.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA13452 for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:28:26 -0600 (CST) From: Bryce Porter X-Sender: bporter@x86.dyn.cheapnet.net To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20010125175702.447D253C7A@cvs.gentoo.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: Themes 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 21:32:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:32:29 -0600 (CST) X-Archives-Salt: 0698b8ae-92fa-4ebc-8bd3-871cdca2762a X-Archives-Hash: afa8860d0631e32c4808a2a0078c1198 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.