Re: color by default

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 09:32:08AM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Attached is the documentation patch reworked.

Thanks!

> Should we delete all the repetitive mentions on the man pages?

I am not sure that deleting all the mentions would be a good idea, as
we'd lose track of which tool supports coloring or not, and that could
confuse users.  What about switching the existing paragraph to a
simple sentence with a link to the new appendix you are adding?  Say:
"pg_foo supports <place_your_link_here>colorized output</>".

> +  <para>
> +   The actual colors to be used are configured using the environment variable
> +   <envar>PG_COLORS</envar><indexterm><primary>PG_COLORS</primary></indexterm>
> +   (note plural).  The value is a colon-separated list of
> +   <literal><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>
> +   pairs.  The keys specify what the color is to be used for.  The values are
> +   SGR (Select Graphic Rendition) specifications, which are interpreted by the
> +   terminal.
> +  </para>

A reference to SGR to understand better what's the list of values
supported would be nice?

> +  <para>
> +   The default value is <literal>error=01;31:warning=01;35:locus=01</literal>.
> +  </para>

Could it be possible to have more details about what those three
fields map to?
--
Michael