User:Jesus Presley/sandbox/Version Color Scheme/Proposal

RfC: Would this standard template for version history tables be helpful for software articles?

Proposal for a standard template for version history tables

I want to introduce this template here to the Computing styleguide or other central pages, with the goal to establish one standard for version history tables (or -lists) on WP. It simplifies creation of release histories, standardizes release stages (also, colors) and makes the content more accessible (by replacing the color codes with replacement information inside the title attribute). I imported it from german Wikipedia and I synchronize it manually. It is used widely on german WP, and begins to grow here on english WP. Using this template will, of course, be optional. Please comment.

Proposal 1 suggests introducing this template with a harmonized color scheme, different from the colors that are used now.
Proposal 2 suggests introducing this template and establish the currently spread de-facto standard.
Proposal 3 means it's not worth while and is a Color of the bike shed issue, as suggested by Codename Lisa.

Thanks for your time. Jesus Presley (talk) 00:01, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Proposal 1
Yes, color scheme from german Wikipedia
Colour	Meaning
Red #F06C47	Old release; no longer supported
Lt.green #CEE482	Older release; still supported
Green #9DD12F	Current release
Orange #FCB058	Test release / preview version
Yellow#FCED77	Future release

Proposal 2
Yes, color scheme as concluded from english Wikipedia
Colour	Meaning
Red salmon	Old release; no longer supported
Yellow khaki	Older release; still supported
Green #A0E75A	Current release
Purple Plum	Test release / preview version
Blue skyBlue	Future release

Proposal 3
No, keep current situation
Description:
"Quasi-standard" by silent agreement, with irregularities Accessibility only if author knows how to Maintaining version tables done manually Definition of version stages diffuse Individual version stages possible (plus) No extra work (plus)

Experiments

Mixed colors from both #1
Colour	Meaning
Red salmon	Old release; no longer supported
light green #CEE482	Older release; still supported
Green #A0E75A	Current release
Blue skyBlue	Future release
Purple Plum	Test release / preview version

Mixed colors from both #2
Colour	Meaning
Red salmon	Old release; no longer supported
Yellow #FCED77	Older release; still supported
Green #A0E75A	Current release
Blue skyBlue	Future release
Purple Plum	Test release / preview version