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Re: [PATCH/RFD 0/2] revision.c: --merges, --no-merges and --merges-only

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Mar 18, 2011, 08:22 UTC
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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> From the ui perspective I'm somehow not a big fan of tri-state options
> but can't give hard reasons why; maybe because they force you to use
> option arguments.

But in this particular case, you cannot really hack it with two options that appear independent on surface but in reality are not. Logically, it is an enum <everything, non-merges, merges-only> and you can choose only one of them, and it is even worse from the UI perspective to use combination of two not-quite-independent options.

Also I have a hidden agenda to add "because we could" --show=octopus to the enum later perhaps only to my private edition ;-)

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  1. 0/2 revision.c: --merges, --no-merges and --merges-onlyMichael J Gruber, Mar 17, 2011
  2. 1/2 revision.c: rename --merges to --merges-onlyMichael J Gruber, Mar 17, 2011
  3. 2/2 revision.c: introduce --merges to undo --no-mergesMichael J Gruber, Mar 17, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2011
  5. Jeff KingMar 17, 2011
  6. Michael J GruberMar 18, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2011
  8. Michael J GruberMar 18, 2011
  9. Jeff KingMar 18, 2011
  10. 0/3 rev-list and friends: --min-parents, --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 18, 2011
  11. Michael J GruberMar 18, 2011
  12. Jeff KingMar 18, 2011
  13. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  14. 0/3 rev-list and friends: --min-parents, --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 21, 2011
  15. Jeff KingMar 21, 2011
  16. 0/5 rev-list and friends: --min-parents, --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2011
  17. Jeff KingMar 23, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2011
  20. Jonathan NiederMar 24, 2011
  21. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2011
  22. Jonathan NiederMar 24, 2011
  23. 0/2 test_when_finished and returning earlyJonathan Nieder, Aug 8, 2011
  24. 1/2 test: simplify return value of test_run_Jonathan Nieder, Aug 8, 2011
  25. 2/2 test: cope better with use of return for errorsJonathan Nieder, Aug 8, 2011
  26. Johannes SixtAug 9, 2011
  27. Jeff KingAug 9, 2011
  28. t3900: do not reference numbered arguments from the test scriptJohannes Sixt, Aug 11, 2011
  29. Jonathan NiederAug 11, 2011
  30. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2011
  31. Jeff KingAug 8, 2011
  32. 1/5 t6009: use test_commit() from test-lib.shMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2011
  33. 2/5 revision.c: introduce --min-parents and --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2011
  34. 3/5 squash! revision.c: introduce --min-parents and --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2011
  35. 4/5 rev-list --min-parents,--max-parents: doc, test and completionMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2011
  36. 5/5 fixup! rev-list --min-parents,--max-parents: doc, test and completionMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2011
  37. 1/3 t6009: use test_commit() from test-lib.shMichael J Gruber, Mar 21, 2011
  38. 2/3 revision.c: introduce --min-parents and --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 21, 2011
  39. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  40. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2011
  41. Jonathan NiederMar 21, 2011
  42. 3/3 rev-list --min-parents,--max-parents: doc and test and completionMichael J Gruber, Mar 21, 2011
  43. Jonathan NiederMar 21, 2011
  44. Michael J GruberMar 22, 2011
  45. Jonathan NiederMar 23, 2011
  46. 1/3 revision.c: introduce --min-parents and --max-parentsMichael J Gruber, Mar 18, 2011
  47. Jeff KingMar 18, 2011
  48. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  49. Jonathan NiederMar 18, 2011
  50. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2011
  51. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  52. 2/3 t6009: use test_commit() from test-lib.shMichael J Gruber, Mar 18, 2011
  53. 3/3 rev-list --min-parents,--max-parents: doc and test and completionMichael J Gruber, Mar 18, 2011
  54. Jeff KingMar 18, 2011
  55. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  56. Jeff KingMar 21, 2011
  57. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  58. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2011
  59. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  60. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2011
  61. Jonathan NiederMar 18, 2011
  62. Michael J GruberMar 21, 2011
  63. Jonathan NiederMar 21, 2011
  64. Michael J GruberMar 22, 2011
  65. Jeff KingMar 18, 2011
  66. Michael J GruberMar 18, 2011
  67. Jeff KingMar 18, 2011

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