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Re: %C(auto) not working as expected

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Oct 10, 2016, 20:55 UTC
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On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 10:52:47PM +0200, René Scharfe wrote:
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> > I like the intent here, though I found "Values, color" hard to parse (it
> > was not immediately clear that you mean "the color paragraph of the
> > Values section", as commas are already being used in that sentence for
> > the parenthetical phrase).
> > 
> > I'm not sure how to say that succinctly, as we are four levels deep
> > (git-config -> configuration file -> values -> color). Too bad there is
> > no good link syntax for it. Maybe:
> > 
> >   ...color specification, as described in linkgit:git-config[1] (see the
> >   paragraph on colors in the "Values" section, under "CONFIGURATION
> >   FILE")
> > 
> > or something.
> 
> That's better.  Or we could remove the "color" part and trust readers to
> find the right paragraph in the Values sub-section?
> 
> -- '%C(...)': color specification, as described in color.branch.* config option;
> +- '%C(...)': color specification, as described under Values in the
> +  "CONFIGURATION FILE" section of linkgit:git-config[1];
Yeah, I think that is plenty of roadmap to give the user.
-Peff
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  2. René ScharfeOct 9, 2016
  3. Tom HaleOct 9, 2016
  4. René ScharfeOct 9, 2016
  5. Jeff KingOct 9, 2016
  6. Duy NguyenOct 10, 2016
  7. Jeff KingOct 10, 2016
  8. pretty: respect color settings for %C placeholdersJeff King, Oct 10, 2016
  9. René ScharfeOct 10, 2016
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  22. pretty: fix document link for color specificationRené Scharfe, Oct 11, 2016
  23. Jeff KingOct 11, 2016

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