Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] branch: Mark and colorize a branch differently if it is checked out in a linked worktree

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> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 06:07:18PM +0000, Rafael Ascensão wrote:
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> > On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 07:14:23AM -0500, Jeff King wrote:
> > > just adding a bunch of color variants. It would be nice if we could just
> > > do this with a run-time parse_color("bold red") or whatever, but we use
> > > these as static initializers.
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> > I suggested those colors, but now, I think this needs to be
> > configurable.
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> I think they are configurable in that patch, since it provides
> "worktree" as a n entry in color_branch_slots. But yeah, every color we
> add needs to be configurable, and this is really just about defaults.
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> > I suggested using green and dim green as the obvious theoretical choice
> > but after using it for a while I found out that both shades are way too
> > similar, making it really hard to tell by glancing at the output,
> > especially when they're not side by side.
> >
> > If we continue with two dual green approach, current branch needs to be
> > at least bold. But I'm not sure if it's enough.
> >
> > I've been trying some other colors, and cyan feels neutral-ish.
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> Yeah, cyan seems pretty reasonable to me.
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> -Peff