On 04/24/16 at 06:20pm, Xavion wrote:
So you do a "-Ss dropbox" and among the half dozen packages, you look for the version number and not the pkgname to locate the entry?
Not usually in that case, because I know the exact name of the package I want (dropbox). However, if I'm uncertain of the package name, I'll often scan the list by the version number. Hence, keep it green!
That is not happening. At the moment you are justifying me not removing
the colour of the version in -s and -o output.
"Yet" ... that is not happening *yet*. Whether you like it or not, my "-{Q,S}i" patch is one of the best things since sliced bread. I just have to find a way to add more colour to your life (so that you can appreciate it).
You seem to think that more color is so obviously better than less color that you don't need to justify its inclusion. It's not. If you really want all this color in pacman's output you need to start giving us reasons beyond just "I want it" or "I find it more readable". I believe Allan and I are in total agreement here: color is most effective when used sparingly to emphasize particular important information and we have no interest in tailoring pacman to a single person's subjective taste. We have already heard from one user who wants *less* color; you need to give us a reason why your desire for more color makes more sense than their desire for less. I still don't understand why you would scan -[QS]s output for version numbers. You said that you do this when you want to know if your installed version is the latest, but surely you need to locate the correct package by name or description first. Or, in the case of -Ss output, you might scan for the "[installed]" tag. apg