Add some colors to the texts - Easy

[antonioolf]

It is possible to format and add colors to texts in the terminal. It would be interesting if were created some functions that abstracted these style additions.

In addition, it is necessary to improve the user experience with these color and formatting features (using the functions mentioned above, obviously).

Help article: https://opensource.com/article/19/9/linux-terminal-colors

[RikilG]

Hey, I think i can work on this! It would be awesome if you can tell which text requires color/formatting

[antonioolf]

Hi @RikilG thanks for the attention, the final result can look like this picture.

In summary, make the folder where the cursor is located and the current address shown at the top appear in bold.
The folder where the cursor is located can be green and the current address shown at the top can be orange.

If you wish, you can open another PR by adding more color functions, even if they are not currently being used.

[RikilG]

Hey @antonioolf,

I have defined a function called color_print having the following syntax:

color_print "text to print here" <foreground-color> <formatting> <background-color>

Currently i have included all the colors (including background colors) from the reference link you have provided and hence the function is ~60 lines. But i think it can be reduced to 10-15 (or even less) based on what colors you require.

this is what i was able to achieve:

(the arrow icon, font thickness and boldness may vary based on the console settings)

I've pushed the code to my fork here. Have a look, let me know what you think of it and if I'll have to make any changes before making a PR

Edit: change uploaded pic

[antonioolf]

@RikilG great! I liked!
Just a little detail, remove the underline style from the cursor arrow, please. But you can leave this option available, in case I need to use it in the future.

That said, you can create the PR so i can approve it.

[RikilG]

@antonioolf Just in case if haven't noticed, I have opened a PR (#9 ) which can close this issue. Cheers!