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Re: [PATCH 1/3] print_wrapped_text(): allow hard newlines

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Sep 24, 2009, 00:00 UTC
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On Wed, 23 Sep 2009, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> 
> print_wrapped_text() will insert its own newlines. Up until now, if the
> text passed to it contained newlines, they would not be handled properly
> (the wrapping got confused after that).
> 
> The strategy is to replace a single new-line with a space, but keep double
> new-lines so that already-wrapped text with empty lines between paragraphs
> will be handled properly.

May I suggest doing this _only_ if the newline is followed by an alphanumeric characer?

If the thing is indented ("newline + space") or quoted ("newline + ">" or whatever) then reflowing it is likely wrong and will result in an unholy mess.

			Linus
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Johannes Schindelin
Message 15 of 18 in “git-log --format: Add %B tag with %B(x) option”
  1. git-log --format: Add %B tag with %B(x) optionJohannes Gilger, Sep 17, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2009
  3. [PATCHv2] git-log --format: Add %B tag with %B(x) optionJohannes Gilger, Sep 18, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2009
  5. [PATCHv3] git-log --format: Add %B tag with %B(x) optionJohannes Gilger, Sep 19, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2009
  7. [PATCHv4] git-log --format: Add %B tag with %B(n) optionJohannes Gilger, Sep 22, 2009
  8. 0/3 Add a pretty format to rewrapping/indenting commit messagesJohannes Schindelin, Sep 23, 2009
  9. 1/3 print_wrapped_text(): allow hard newlinesJohannes Schindelin, Sep 23, 2009
  10. 2/3 Add strbuf_add_wrapped_text() to utf8.[ch]Johannes Schindelin, Sep 23, 2009
  11. 3/3 Add "%w" to pretty formats, which rewraps the commit messageJohannes Schindelin, Sep 23, 2009
  12. Johannes GilgerSep 23, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 23, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2009
  15. Linus TorvaldsSep 24, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinSep 24, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinSep 25, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 10, 2009

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