From: Dragan Simic Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:04:54 GMT Subject: Re: Better visual separation of hunks in `git add -p` Message-ID: <26f8d21dfd53d699804485b0f8c6abe1@manjaro.org> In-Reply-To: On 2024-03-28 20:01, Eugenio Bargiacchi wrote: >> Here's a possible solution, or better said a new configuration option, >> which I've been thinking about for a while... When running "add -p", >> displayed chunks can sometimes become confusing or a bit hard on the >> eyes, but simply clearing the screen _before_ displaying any new step >> (i.e. a new chunk, interactive help, etc.) could make it much easier >> on the eyes. It would be a new option, of course. > > In my head, an option to print an arbitrary string would be amazing, > since then if wanted one can print a special character that clears the > screen, or simply add some space, or something else. Huh, letting the users handle screen clearing that way could be rather problematic, because different terminals may do it differently. > On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 at 19:29, Dragan Simic wrote: >> >> On 2024-03-28 19:21, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> > Dragan Simic writes: >> > >> >> Here's a possible solution, or better said a new configuration option, >> >> which I've been thinking about for a while... When running "add -p", >> >> displayed chunks can sometimes become confusing or a bit hard on the >> >> eyes, but simply clearing the screen _before_ displaying any new step >> >> (i.e. a new chunk, interactive help, etc.) could make it much easier >> >> on the eyes. It would be a new option, of course. >> > >> > Or your 'p' option can have a 'P' variant that clears before prints. >> > I have this feeling that even those who want clearing of the screen, >> > they do not want it always on, when many of their hunks are 7 lines >> > long. >> >> That would be even better. Though, would adding new short >> command-line >> option to git-add be frowned upon?