[Python-ideas] Coloured documentation

[MRAB]

Leonardo Santagada wrote:
> 
> On May 6, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Sridhar Ratnakumar wrote:
> 
>> On 09-05-06 06:55 AM, Konrad Delong wrote:
>>> The documentation underhttp://docs.python.org/  could have different
>>> colour schemes for Python 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.0, 3.1 and so on. This way
>>> one would know on sight which docs one's reading.
>>
>> Good idea, although I'd rather have a vertical bar instead of color 
>> schemes. For example, the vertical bar here,
>>
>>  http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/PER-xpath-functions-20090421/
>>
>> that reads "W3V Proposed Edited Recommendation" could read "2.6" in 
>> slightly bigger font for the Python docs.
> 
> I'm +1 for the color bar idea like w3c and also we should just choose a 
> color palette and then jus choose a color for each new release of python 
> (and of course the back ones). No color formulas based on versions 
> please (this would just end up in ugly colors and no one knowing how to 
> decode the version from the color anyway).
> 
I was thinking of running through the spectrum from Python 1.0 red
through Python 2.0 green to Python 3.0 blue. Not sure what happens when
we get to ultraviolet. New monitors? :-)