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Re: git-blame.el: what is format-spec?

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SOSergei Organov <osv@javad.com>
Date
Dec 7, 2009, 08:36 UTC
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David Kågedal <davidk@lysator.liu.se> writes:
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> Sergei Organov <osv@javad.com> writes:
>
>> Then there should be (require 'format-spec) in git-blame.el, right? Due
>> to:
>
> Of course. I must have missed that since I already had it loaded.
>
>> Now, I've evaluated (require 'format-spec) in my Emacs 22 (yes, 22, not
>> 23), and now git-blame almost works there. The problem I see is that it
>> doesn't output anything in the echo area. It color-codes the buffer, it
>> does show correct pop-up when mouse is over a region, but it doesn't
>> print anything in the echo area when I move cursor through the regions.
>> Any idea how to debug/fix this?
>
> Well, it appears I removed the output to the echo area. I didn't think
> it worked very well, and the new output format mostly replaces it by
> showing the hash.
>
> There are also technical reasons for removing it (it couldn't be
> implemented very cleanly).

I didn't know you deliberately removed it, -- I thought it's some Emacs22 - related problem. I have no problem then, except that I don't know how to get the hash into my kill-ring or X selection.

While we are at it, why is git-blame-identify interactive and how is it useful?

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>
> It would of course be possible to restore the old way, but I think it
> would be good to ask ourselves what we really would like to see? Some
> ideas:
>
> * A keybinding to show the commit introducing the current line,
>   including diff and all.
>
> * A keybinding to show the commit message in the echo areia.
For me, these 2 would be more than enough, I think.
-- Sergei.
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Message 7 of 24 in “git-blame.el: what is format-spec?”
  1. Sergei OrganovDec 4, 2009
  2. Andreas SchwabDec 4, 2009
  3. Sergei OrganovDec 4, 2009
  4. David KågedalDec 4, 2009
  5. Sergei OrganovDec 4, 2009
  6. David KågedalDec 6, 2009
  7. Sergei OrganovDec 7, 2009
  8. David KågedalDec 7, 2009
  9. Alex UnleashedMay 14, 2010
  10. git-blame.el: Add (require 'format-spec)David Kågedal, May 25, 2010
  11. git-blame.el: Add (require 'format-spec)Jonathan Nieder, Oct 29, 2010
  12. git-blame.el: does not show one-line summary in echo areaJonathan Nieder, Feb 4, 2011
  13. David KågedalFeb 4, 2011
  14. Jakub NarebskiFeb 4, 2011
  15. David KågedalFeb 4, 2011
  16. David KågedalFeb 4, 2011
  17. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2011
  18. git-blame.el: format of date stringsJonathan Nieder, Feb 11, 2011
  19. Martin NordholtsFeb 11, 2011
  20. git-blame.el: truncate author to avoid jagged left edge of codeJonathan Nieder, Jun 10, 2012
  21. David KågedalJan 29, 2013
  22. Kevin RydeFeb 4, 2011
  23. Andreas SchwabDec 4, 2009
  24. Matthieu MoyDec 4, 2009

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