Re: [RFC/PATCH] runstatus: restructure visual appearance

From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Dec 13, 2006, 00:46 UTC
Message-ID: <7v3b7koc6b.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <8c5c35580612120330n36bcdd00p57b2a7cd1d6c801@mail.gmail.com>

"Lars Hjemli" <hjemli@gmail.com> writes:

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> On 12/2/06, Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This is a rather subjective 'improvement', but I think it makes the commit
>> message easier to comprehend and I hope that goes for both new and
>> experienced users.
>
> Just wondering if this patch got dropped or simply overlooked...

I looked at the patch, and I was neutral to slightly negative (but only slightly. I thought M vs M+ was too subtle and cryptic until the user gets used to them).

I however did not see overwhelming support from the list, so I did not further think about it.

One thing that was mentioned in the past on the list about the output from git-status was that we do not make mode changes stand out, and people can mistakenly do something silly to change the -x bit and the current git-status would only say:

	modified:	git-foobar.sh

which would not help them notice the mistake, as a result, accidental mode change can get committed.

If we are designing a new format to make git-status output more compact and easier to understand, I think it should also attempt to address this problem as well.