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Re: [PATCH] Fix indentation problem in git-ls-files(1)

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Mar 16, 2010, 19:47 UTC
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Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> writes:
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> Andreas Schwab schrieb:
>> The nested list in the description of the -t option wasn't properly
>> indented.  Additionally, make it a horizontal labeled list since the
>> labels are all short.
>
> IMHO, converting a vertical list to a horizontal list is a step in the
> wrong direction, even if the labels are short. It is far easier to scan a
> vertical list for a match than a horizontal list.

The linebreak after the label is useless when all labels are much shorter than the indentation.

Andreas.
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Message 9 of 12 in “Fix indentation problem in git-ls-files(1)”
  1. Fix indentation problem in git-ls-files(1)Andreas Schwab, Mar 4, 2010
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2010
  3. Andreas SchwabMar 5, 2010
  4. Mark LodatoMar 7, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2010
  6. Andreas SchwabMar 15, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2010
  8. Johannes SixtMar 16, 2010
  9. Andreas SchwabMar 16, 2010
  10. Johannes SixtMar 17, 2010
  11. Andreas SchwabMar 19, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2010

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