Gavin Smith <[email protected]> writes: > I'm tempted to suggest emphasizing the message with the use of colour. > A patch is at the end of this mail. > > This would be distracting for users who already know how to use Info, > of course. > > You can also make the message blink by adding | BLINK_MASK after BOLD_MASK. > > diff --git a/info/display.c b/info/display.c > index 5a30ca4747..b8e34e889c 100644 > --- a/info/display.c > +++ b/info/display.c > @@ -697,10 +697,17 @@ display_update_one_window (WINDOW *win) > > if (win->node) > { > + if (win->flags & W_Emphasize) > + { > + terminal_switch_rendition (COLOUR_YELLOW | BOLD_MASK); > + } > + > if (!win->line_starts) > calculate_line_starts (win); > line_index = display_update_node_text (win); > > + terminal_switch_rendition (0); > + > if (display_was_interrupted_p) > goto funexit; > } > diff --git a/info/window.c b/info/window.c > index bef2a3bcde..f6e3806d6b 100644 > --- a/info/window.c > +++ b/info/window.c > @@ -1009,10 +1009,12 @@ void > window_message_in_echo_area (const char *format, ...) > { > va_list ap; > - > + > + the_echo_area->flags |= W_Emphasize; > va_start (ap, format); > vwindow_message_in_echo_area (format, ap); > va_end (ap); > + the_echo_area->flags &= ~W_Emphasize; > } > > /* Place a temporary message in the echo area built from FORMAT, ARG1 > diff --git a/info/window.h b/info/window.h > index 1f38ca84a0..11467a37f6 100644 > --- a/info/window.h > +++ b/info/window.h > @@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ typedef struct window_struct > #define W_NoWrap 0x10 /* Lines do not wrap in this window. */ > #define W_InputWindow 0x20 /* Window accepts input. */ > #define W_TempWindow 0x40 /* Window is less important. */ > +#define W_Emphasize 0x80 /* Bright colours in window. */ > > extern WINDOW *windows; /* List of visible Info windows. */ > extern WINDOW *active_window; /* The currently active window. */
This looks nice, I think. If there's no downside, that's a +1 from me. Thanks, have a great night. -- Arsen Arsenović
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