On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 07:00:54PM +0200, Patrick MONNERAT wrote:
I'm color-blind (I see colors but I don't distinguish them)
quite
strongly. In addition, I usually work on a reverse intensity terminal
(light on dark), that makes ls colors anti-ergonomic.
I already considered the introduction of a default shell alias to force
coloring as particularly wicked.
Thus: -1 for indications by colors.
It absolutely cannot be the only indication. I did not mean to suggest that.
However, it is a very valuable indicator for those able to take advantage of
it.
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Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)mattdm.org>
Senior Systems Architect -- Instructional & Research Computing Services
Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences