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Re: Re* [PATCH] add-patch: response to unknown command

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
May 21, 2024, 22:27 UTC
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On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 08:52:14AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
>
> > I'm a bit on the edge here. Is it really less confusing if we confront
> > the user with a command that they have never even provided in the first
> > place? They implicitly specified the first letter, only, but the user
> > first needs to be aware that we discard everything but the first letter
> > in the first place.
>
> I share your doubt.  If what the user said (e.g. "ues") when they
> wanted to say "yes", I find "You said 'u', which I do not understand"
> more confusiong than "You said 'ues', which I do not understand".
Same here. The below patch provides compelling reasoning and has my:
  Acked-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>

Thanks, Taylor

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Message 5 of 21 in “add-patch: response to unknown command”
  1. add-patch: response to unknown commandRubén Justo, May 21, 2024
  2. Patrick SteinhardtMay 21, 2024
  3. Rubén JustoMay 21, 2024
  4. Re* [PATCH] add-patch: response to unknown commandJunio C Hamano, May 21, 2024
  5. Taylor BlauMay 21, 2024
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2024
  7. add-patch: enforce only one-letter response to promptsJunio C Hamano, May 21, 2024
  8. Eric SunshineMay 21, 2024
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2024
  10. Dragan SimicMay 22, 2024
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2024
  12. Dragan SimicMay 22, 2024
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2024
  14. Patrick SteinhardtMay 22, 2024
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2024
  16. add-patch: enforce only one-letter response to promptsJunio C Hamano, May 22, 2024
  17. Rubén JustoMay 22, 2024
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2024
  19. add-patch: enforce only one-letter response to promptsJunio C Hamano, May 22, 2024
  20. Patrick SteinhardtMay 23, 2024
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2024

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