Color coding output

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
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Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
accessibility, cli, design

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked Twitter discussion; the issue provides no files, tests, mock-ups, or proposed technical implementation. Define the configurable color behavior, inclusive non-color alternatives, and scope before identifying the relevant WinGet CLI output entry points. Done requires an agreed design and implementation plan.

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Description

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Description of the new feature / enhancement

https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin/status/1491558664108339200

@DenelonMs
what are your thoughts on putting color coding inside winget? For instance showing major upgrades in different colors based on minor/major upgrades.

It's hard to be fully inclusive with color, but I think it's an interesting idea. We would want to make sure users can configure the behavior themselves and choose the colors used. Do you have any ideas or mock-ups?

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