Re: [PATCH] Cute feature: colored printk output

[Bill Davidsen]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Oct 6 2007 15:53, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> > > Colored kernel message output
> > >
> > > Let's work more on Linux's cuteness! [http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/4/431]
> > > The following patch makes it possible to give kernel messages a
> > > selectable color which helps to distinguish it from other noise,
> > > such as boot messages. NetBSD has it, OpenBSD has it, FreeBSD to some
> > > extent, so I think Linux should too.
> > >
> > > Inspired by cko (http://freshmeat.net/p/cko/), but independently
> > > written, later contributed forth and back.
> > I like it, although having a boot option would be nice (I have a friend with
> > color perception issues).
>
> sysfs attributes can be set at boot time (and not only that).
> Here, try the "davej's salad" configuration :-)
>
> 	vt.default_red=0,192,128,170,0,170
> 	vt.default_grn=0,0,170,128,64,0
> 	vt.default_blu=0,0,0,0,128,128
> 	vt.printk_color=1,1,1,1,5,3,2
>
> > I start my root xterm in white on blue for identification, so color coding
> > sounds like a great idea to me.
>
> This has nothing to do with xterms, this is "VGA color console" only.
> xterm config is in /usr/share/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color.

Try reparsing that... I said I use color coding in root xterm, so I am 
generally in favor of the color coding concept to make important 
messages obvious. Is that clearer?


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