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Re: [PATCH] prompt: do not double-discriminate detached HEAD

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John Szakmeister <john@szakmeister.net>
Date
Jul 7, 2013, 13:35 UTC
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On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> When GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS is turned on, there is no need to put a
> detached HEAD within parenthesis: the color can be used to discriminate
> the detached HEAD.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
> ---
>  For cuteness :)

Personally, I'd rather see the parens kept. Not everyone sees red very well--I know several people who can't see it at all, and it keeps it consistent with non-colored output.

-John
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  1. prompt: do not double-discriminate detached HEADRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 7, 2013
  2. John SzakmeisterJul 7, 2013
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2013
  4. Kyle McKayJul 7, 2013
  5. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 8, 2013
  6. Eduardo R. D'AvilaJul 8, 2013

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