Re: A better git log --graph?

> Hi everyone,
>
> git log --graph is hard for me to parse mentally when developing a
> project which has a lot of branches.
>
> All the tools I've been using seem to just parse log --graph's output,
> and thus are no better at showing history.
>
> I would love to have a graph mode where each branch is assigned a
> column, and stays there. If my log section shows the history of 3
> branches, column 1 should always refer to master, 2 to the hypothetical
> "development" branch and 3 to "feature".
>
> Of course the mode will waste more horizontal space, but it would be
> immediately more apparent which branch is merging into which.
>
> I saw this idea proposed a couple of times in the mailing list, but I
> saw no "action" behind the proposal. Since I don't have time to work on
> it, has anyone already started some work that he would like to share as
> a starting point? Even just to have a felling if it's worth the effort.
>
> Does anybody know of another tool to graph the history using something
> that is not based on git log --graph?
>
> I've seen a couple of graphviz-based ones, but both failed to work out
> of the box for me.
>
> Thanks a lot for any pointer.
>
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