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Re: [RFC] Colorization of log --graph

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Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
Date
Mar 19, 2009, 19:32 UTC
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Eric Raible, 18.03.2009:
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> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Santi Béjar <santi@agolina.net> wrote:
> > Gitk paints lines of development (lineal history without merges nor
> > forks) with the same color.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Santi
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply.  I suppose I realized that but it just
> doesn't seem that profound.
> Don't get me wrong - I like gitk and still prefer it to any of the alternatives.
> But its of color seems more flashy than useful to me.

If scrolling through a history with many branches (so many parallel lines) like git.git, colors help you to follow a particular line.

I don't find it easy to follow a line in a PCB, where you normally don't have colors :)

Markus
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Message 12 of 24 in “[RFC] Colorization of log --graph”
  1. Allan CaffeeMar 18, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinMar 18, 2009
  3. Allan CaffeeMar 19, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinMar 19, 2009
  5. Nanako ShiraishiMar 19, 2009
  6. Allan CaffeeMar 20, 2009
  7. Jeff KingMar 20, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2009
  9. Eric RaibleMar 18, 2009
  10. Santi BéjarMar 18, 2009
  11. Eric RaibleMar 18, 2009
  12. Markus HeidelbergMar 19, 2009
  13. Eric RaibleMar 19, 2009
  14. Markus HeidelbergMar 19, 2009
  15. graph API: Added logic for colored edges.Allan Caffee, Mar 30, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinMar 30, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinMar 31, 2009
  18. Johannes SixtMar 31, 2009
  19. Johannes SchindelinMar 31, 2009
  20. Johannes SchindelinMar 31, 2009
  21. 1/2 graph.c: avoid compile warningsJohannes Schindelin, Mar 30, 2009
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2009
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2009
  24. 2/2 --graph: respect --no-colorJohannes Schindelin, Mar 30, 2009

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