netdev - Re: iproute2: color output should assume dark background

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 16:28:28 +0200
From: Dragan Simic <dsimic@...jaro.org>
To: Gedalya <gedalya@...alya.net>
Cc: Sirius <sirius@...dheim.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: iproute2: color output should assume dark background

On 2024-05-23 16:19, Gedalya wrote:
> On 5/23/24 10:11 PM, Sirius wrote:
>> For the colours like blue and magenta, using \e[34;1m and \e[35;1m 
>> would
>> make it more readable against dark background. And testing with a dark
>> background right now, that would suffice the other colours are not
>> problematic to read. (It uses the "bright" version of the two colours
>> rather than the usual.)
>> 
>> That would be a miniscule change to iproute2 and would resolve the
>> problem no matter what background is used. I need to test with schemas
>> like solarized light and dark as well, as they are finicky.
> 
> I find this constructive.

Agreed, find such a balance would be a really good stopgap measure.

> BTW I find that both current iproute2 palettes work with a light gray
> background.
> 
> It stands to reason that foreground colors could be chosen such that
> they work with black, several dark and several light background
> colors.
> 
> And yes please iproute2 should not be built with colors 
> default-enabled!