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[RFC] Syntax highlighting for combined diff

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 21, 2006, 00:35 UTC
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Linus Torvalds wrote in "Re: VCS comparison table"
> And "gitweb" does consider the first parent special, since it shows diffs 
> against that one (although I've argued that it probably shouldn't, and 
> that there should be some way to show branches against arbitrary parents)

So the question is how to color combined diff format (what should be syntax highlighting for combined diff format). If branches columns have only pluses we use the same color as for adding line in ordinary diff; if branches column consist only of minuses we use the same color as for removing line in ordinary diff. Can there be mixture of plusses and minuses? How git-diff --color solves this?

Should we in gitweb output change color slightly depending on number of plusses or minuses?

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
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