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Re: [PATCH v2 04/11] add -i: use `reset_color` consistently

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 13, 2020, 16:04 UTC
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<820a19d2-2acb-3ee1-8927-8981de62bc7e@gmail.com>
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Hi Dscho
On 13/11/2020 13:53, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> Hi Phillip,
> 
> On Fri, 13 Nov 2020, Phillip Wood wrote:
> 
>> Hi Dscho
>>
>> On 11/11/2020 12:28, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
>>> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
>>>
>>> We already maintain a list of colors in the `add_i_state`, therefore we
>>> should use them.
>>
>> Playing devil's advocate for a moment - why do we have a reset entry in that
>> list? The next patch makes sure it cannot be customized which is a good thing
>> so why not drop the `reset` member from `add_i_state` entirely? The perl
>> version needed to get the reset string from `git config` and store it
>> somewhere but in the C version we have a perfectly good constant we can use
>> instead.
> 
> Right.
> 
> On the other hand, does it hurt to keep that field for consistency with
> the rest of the coloring stuff?

It creates the illusion that `reset` is similar to the others but it isn't as we don't want it to be customizable.

> It would probably cost more to make the
> change you suggested than it would benefit us.

At the moment there is one use of `s->s.color_reset` and two of `GIT_COLOR_RESET` in add-patch.c

Best Wishes
Phillip
> Ciao,
> Dscho
>
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Message 45 of 66 in “Fix color handling in git add -i”
  1. 0/9 Fix color handling in git add -iJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  2. 1/9 add -i (built-in): do show an error message for incorrect inputsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  3. 2/9 add -i (built-in): send error messages to stderrJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  4. 7/9 add -i (built-in): use the same indentation as the Perl versionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  5. 8/9 add -i (Perl version): include indentation in the colored headerJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  6. 9/9 add -i: verify in the tests that colors can be overriddenJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  7. Jeff KingNov 11, 2020
  8. Johannes SchindelinNov 11, 2020
  9. Jeff KingNov 11, 2020
  10. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2020
  11. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  12. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2020
  13. Jeff KingNov 17, 2020
  14. 5/9 add -i (built-in): use correct names to load color.diff.* configJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  15. 3/9 add -i: use `reset_color` consistentlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  16. 6/9 add -p (built-in): do not color the progress indicator separatelyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  17. 4/9 add -i (built-in): prevent the `reset` "color" from being configuredJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 10, 2020
  18. Jeff KingNov 11, 2020
  19. 00/11 Fix color handling in git add -iJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  20. 01/11 add -i (built-in): do show an error message for incorrect inputsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  21. 07/11 add -p (built-in): do not color the progress indicator separatelyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  22. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  23. Johannes SchindelinNov 13, 2020
  24. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  25. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2020
  26. 08/11 add -i (built-in): use the same indentation as the Perl versionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  27. 10/11 add -p: prefer color.diff.context over color.diff.plainJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  28. Philippe BlainNov 13, 2020
  29. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2020
  30. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  31. Johannes SchindelinNov 16, 2020
  32. 09/11 add -i (Perl version): include indentation in the colored headerJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  33. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  34. Johannes SchindelinNov 13, 2020
  35. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  36. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2020
  37. 06/11 add -i (built-in): use correct names to load color.diff.* configJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  38. 11/11 add -i: verify in the tests that colors can be overriddenJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  39. 05/11 add -i (built-in): prevent the `reset` "color" from being configuredJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  40. 02/11 add -i (built-in): send error messages to stderrJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  41. 03/11 add -p (built-in): imitate `xdl_format_hunk_hdr()` generating hunk headersJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  42. 04/11 add -i: use `reset_color` consistentlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 11, 2020
  43. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  44. Johannes SchindelinNov 13, 2020
  45. Phillip WoodNov 13, 2020
  46. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2020
  47. Jeff KingNov 11, 2020
  48. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2020
  49. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  50. Johannes SchindelinNov 15, 2020
  51. Jeff KingNov 17, 2020
  52. 00/11 Fix color handling in git add -iJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  53. 01/11 add -i (built-in): do show an error message for incorrect inputsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  54. 02/11 add -i (built-in): send error messages to stderrJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  55. 03/11 add -p (built-in): imitate `xdl_format_hunk_hdr()` generating hunk headersJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  56. 04/11 add -i: use `reset_color` consistentlyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  57. 05/11 add -i (built-in): prevent the `reset` "color" from being configuredJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  58. 06/11 add -i (built-in): use correct names to load color.diff.* configJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  59. 08/11 add -i (built-in): use the same indentation as the Perl versionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  60. 07/11 add -p (built-in): do not color the progress indicator separatelyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  61. 11/11 add -i: verify in the tests that colors can be overriddenJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  62. 09/11 add -i (Perl version): color header to match the C versionJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  63. 10/11 add -p: prefer color.diff.context over color.diff.plainJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Nov 16, 2020
  64. Jeff KingNov 17, 2020
  65. Jeff KingNov 17, 2020
  66. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2020

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