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Re: [PATCH 6/7] parse_color: recognize "no$foo" to clear the $foo attribute

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 20, 2014, 19:46 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> You can turn on ANSI text attributes like "reverse" by
> putting "reverse" in your color spec. However, you cannot
> ask to turn reverse off.
>
> For common cases, this does not matter. You would turn on
> "reverse" at the start of a colored section, and then clear
> all attributes with a "reset". However, you may wish to turn
> on some attributes, then selectively disable others. For
> example:
>
>   git log --format="%C(bold ul yellow)%h%C(noul) %s"
>
> underlines just the hash, but without the need to re-specify
> the rest of the attributes. This can also help third-party
> programs, like contrib/diff-highlight, that want to turn
> some attribute on/off without disrupting existing coloring.
>
> Note that some attribute specifications are probably
> nonsensical (e.g., "bold nobold"). We do not bother to flag
> such constructs, and instead let the terminal sort it out.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Is "white noyellow" a new way to spell "blue" ;-)?
Thanks.
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  1. Jeff KingNov 12, 2014
  2. Scott BakerNov 12, 2014
  3. 0/7 color fixes and configurable diff-highlightJeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  4. 1/7 docs: describe ANSI 256-color modeJeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  5. 2/7 config: fix parsing of "git config --get-color some.key -1"Jeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  6. 3/7 t4026: test "normal" colorJeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2014
  8. Jeff KingNov 20, 2014
  9. 4/7 parse_color: refactor color storageJeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2014
  11. Johannes SixtDec 9, 2014
  12. Jeff KingDec 9, 2014
  13. Johannes SixtDec 9, 2014
  14. Jeff KingDec 9, 2014
  15. Eric SunshineDec 9, 2014
  16. 5/7 parse_color: support 24-bit RGB valuesJeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2014
  18. Jeff KingNov 20, 2014
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2014
  20. 6/7 parse_color: recognize "no$foo" to clear the $foo attributeJeff King, Nov 20, 2014
  21. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2014
  22. 7/7 diff-highlight: allow configurable colorsJeff King, Nov 20, 2014

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