yarnpkg/yarn

Yarn outdated is not colorblind friendly

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#5990 opened on Jun 14, 2018

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Description

Great tool, I use every day, but some things are a bit hard for me as I'm colorblind. especially the yarn outdated

This would also be useful for terminals that don't have color at all.

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug? feature

What is the current behavior? When using yarn outdated the values are displayed in green, red, yellow

If the current behavior is a bug, please provide the steps to reproduce.

What is the expected behavior? together with the colors, would be good to have some kind of symbol, as colorblind people (or single color terminal users) would find it difficult to distinguish the types.

Please mention your node.js, yarn and operating system version.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
cliaccessibility
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic JavaScript knowledgeFamiliarity with terminal outputUnderstanding of colorblind accessibility
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Examine the yarn CLI source code, specifically the outdated command implementation. Look for where colors are applied (e.g., 'green', 'red', 'yellow') and add corresponding symbols or text indicators. Check issue comments for any proposed solutions. Since yarn 1.x is frozen, verify with maintainers if such a change is still welcome, or consider targeting the Berry version instead.