[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12339: Propose users given way to disable blink in colour output

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12339: Propose users given way to disable blink in colour output
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-07-21 14:25:55

#12339: Propose users given way to disable blink in colour output
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 Reporter:  Tony Lewis <tonyelewis@…>       |      Owner:  rogeeff
     Type:  Feature Requests                |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined                |  Component:  test
  Version:  Boost 1.61.0                    |   Severity:  Optimization
 Keywords:  test,color,colour,blink,output  |
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 Thanks very much for the `color_output` option; I find it really helps
 make the test output much easier to decipher.

 However I find the blink style that is applied to unexpected serious
 errors to be unhelpful. It suffers the widely acknowledged design problems
 with a blink style (eg as mentioned here:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_element). The problems are
 particularly exacerbated by the fact that the message often contains
 essential technical details that are much harder due to them
 intermittently disappearing.

 Please may I propose that this blink style is removed from the default
 colour scheme or that at least the user is given some option that allows
 them to turn off blink without sacrificing colour?

 Thanks very much.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12339>
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