linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kconfig: menuconfig: Make hidden options show with different color

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Message-ID: <Zd7ihcWdm8ts__yQ@buildd.core.avm.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:36:37 +0100
From: Nicolas Schier <n.schier@....de>
To: Tomasz Figa <tfiga@...omium.org>
Cc: linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jesse Taube <Mr.Bossman075@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kconfig: menuconfig: Make hidden options show with
 different color

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 03:00:05PM +0900, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> When hidden options are toggled on (using 'z'), the number of options
> on the screen can be overwhelming and may make it hard to distinguish
> between available and hidden ones. Make them easier to distinguish by
> displaying the hidden one with a different color (COLOR_YELLOW for color
> themes and A_DIM for mono).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Figa <tfiga@...omium.org>
> ---
>  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h  |  5 +++++
>  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.c | 12 ++++++++----
>  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/util.c    | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  scripts/kconfig/mconf.c            | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> Changes from v1:
> (https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-kbuild/patch/20231228054630.3595093-1-tfiga@chromium.org/)
>  * Replaced A_DIM for color themes with COLOR_YELLOW, because the former
>    has no effect to black text on some commonly used terminals, e.g.
>    gnome-terminal, foot. Reported by Masahiro Yamada and Nicolas Schier.
>    I ended up with COLOR_YELLOW, as it seems to look comparatively dim
>    with mutliple light and dark color themes in Chromium hterm and
>    gnome-terminal.

Thanks, output looks good to me on my console as well as on all my
terminal emulators and in all themes.

Tested-by: Nicolas Schier <n.schier@....de>