Re: Mark non-released versions distinctively

[Ben Pfaff]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 06:55:58PM +0100, John Darrington wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 08:32:50AM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>      On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 08:56:27PM +0100, John Darrington wrote:
>      > It is becoming increasingly apparent that people are using our git
>      > snapshots for production use.  People then complain when things
>      > don't work as well as they'd expected.
>      > 
>      > I'm suggesting this patch.  It marks odd numbered versions as intended
>      > for testing and not recommended for everyday use.
>      > 
>      > 
>      > Any objections.
>      
>      It seems reasonable but I think we really need this for the GUI, not the
>      terminal interface.
> 
> We could do that in two ways:
> 
> 1. We can put a similar message on the splash screen; OR
> 
> 2. We could have an overlay which stays permanantly overprinted above the 
> other
> windows.
> 
> What do you think best?

The latter seems a little obnoxious, but the former disappears quickly.
How about #1 plus maybe something in the title bar?