[Bug 5416] New: pad(), label(), and color don't interact well

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https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5416

            Bug ID: 5416
           Summary: pad(), label(), and color don't interact well
           Product: Mercurial
           Version: 4.0
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: feature
          Priority: wish
         Component: templater
          Assignee: bugzilla at selenic.com
          Reporter: gregory.szorc at gmail.com
                CC: mercurial-devel at selenic.com, yuya at tcha.org

Say you want to create a template that uses pad() to create aligned columns.
Then say you want to add a label() around a column value so output can be
colorized. Each works on its own but when you combine them, things start to
fall apart.

If you do `pad(label())`, the expanded text from label() may contain
non-printable color escape sequences that count against the length of the
string and affect pad()'s behavior, leading to unexpected results.

If you do `label(pad())`, the labeling/coloring extends over the padding
character, which is likely a space. This could make output look weird due to
coloring of whitespace.

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