On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 00:42 +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> Joe Peterson wrote:
> > The problem with a simple echo is that no "*" appears on the left to
> > maintain continuity with the rest of the output - and in a color that
> > makes sense in the context (maybe this isn't a "problem" - it depends on
> > whether that visual continuity is desired).
> 
> The far biggest problem of echo is IMHO that it's not part of the elog 
> framework,

Well I mostly included echo as a joke/pun per one of the other
comments :)

> So how bout some switch to elog 
> commands that adds extra newline after the message, might look better 
> than wltjr's "" proposal.

Crude I agree, but at least point for shorthand was understood :)

>  There could be also switch to add newline 
> before the message but I can't think of a use for it myself.
> The question is how to name the switch :) "-n" could be confusing as 
> "echo -n" has the opposite effect. Maybe "-b" for "blank"?

Or -p for preceding -t for trailing. Which would make one liner

elog -pt "One line with blank ones before and after"

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