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Re: [PATCH 1/2] git-gui: warn if the commit message contains lines longer than the set limit

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Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Date
Sep 5, 2019, 17:46 UTC
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On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 8:50 AM Birger Skogeng Pedersen <birger.sp@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 12:48 AM Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com> wrote:
> > I'll chime in with what I think would be a great solution: auto word
> > wrapping. This way, the users can set the text width, and not have to
> > worry about manually formatting it. Long "words" like URLs would still
> > get to be on one line, and we avoid showing annoying dialogs.
>
> +1. IMO git-gui really needs automatic word wrapping for the commit messages.

Please exclude the first line, i.e., the subject. This should not be wrapped at all.

I also imagine, that we should make it configurable, I'm unsure if I would use this feature for my self.

Bert
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Message 11 of 21 in “git-gui: warn if the commit message contains lines longer than the set limit”
  1. 1/2 git-gui: warn if the commit message contains lines longer than the set limitBert Wesarg, Sep 4, 2019
  2. 2/2 git-gui: add horizontal scrollbar to commit bufferBert Wesarg, Sep 4, 2019
  3. Eric SunshineSep 4, 2019
  4. Bert WesargSep 4, 2019
  5. Pratyush YadavSep 10, 2019
  6. Bert WesargSep 12, 2019
  7. Eric SunshineSep 4, 2019
  8. Bert WesargSep 4, 2019
  9. Pratyush YadavSep 4, 2019
  10. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 5, 2019
  11. Bert WesargSep 5, 2019
  12. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 6, 2019
  13. Philip OakleySep 6, 2019
  14. David AguilarSep 10, 2019
  15. Pratyush YadavSep 10, 2019
  16. Johannes SixtSep 5, 2019
  17. Bert WesargSep 5, 2019
  18. Johannes SixtSep 10, 2019
  19. Bert WesargSep 12, 2019
  20. Pratyush YadavSep 10, 2019
  21. Bert WesargSep 12, 2019

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