Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] range-diff: reorder options lexicographically

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> "pcasaretto via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> > From: pcasaretto <paulo.casaretto@shopify.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Paulo Casaretto <paulo.casaretto@shopify.com>

> I am not sure if "lexicographic order" fits well in the context of
> "git cmd -h" that spews out many many options, shown with related
> options together in groups.  I find it aggressively annoying to show
> left/right-only far apart.  A user unfamiliar with the command would
> look at the list, find "left-only" sitting in the list alone, and
> waste time and break concentration wondering what in the first range
> is so special to deserve such an option, until they see "right-only"
> further down to realize that they are symmetric.
>
> I'd rather not to see this "lexicographic" change done, but others
> may have better justification (note: "for better organization and
> readability" I just disagreed is a good justification) that may make
> me change my mind.
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> What I would change, if there is something suboptimal in the current
> output from "git range-diff -h" that deserves improvement, is the
> lack of the grouping header before the options for range-diff
> operation (i.e. creation-factor to left/right-only, before the next
> "diff output" group begins).
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> Thanks.