Match message log filter info and construction filter (#38764)

CleverRaven · Mar 15, 2020 · 7797a34 · 7797a34
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diff --git a/src/messages.cpp b/src/messages.cpp
@@ -750,11 +750,15 @@ void Messages::dialog::run()
 std::vector<std::string> Messages::dialog::filter_help_text( int width )
 {
     const auto &help_fmt = _(
-                               "Format is [[TYPE]:]TEXT.  The values for TYPE are: %s\n"
-                               "Examples:\n"
-                               "  good:mutation\n"
-                               "  :you pick up: 1\n"
-                               "  crash!\n"
+                               "<color_light_gray>The default is to search the entire message log.  "
+                               "Use message-types as prefixes followed by (:) to filter more specific.\n"
+                               "Valid message-type values are:</color> %s\n"
+                               "\n"
+                               "<color_white>Examples:</color>\n"
+                               "  <color_light_green>good</color><color_white>:mutation\n"
+                               "  :you pick up: 1</color>\n"
+                               "  <color_light_red>bad</color><color_white>:</color>\n"
+                               "\n"
                            );
     std::string type_text;
     const auto &type_list = msg_type_and_names();