From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:57 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix indentation problem in git-ls-files(1)
Message-ID: <m2pr34kpzm.fsf@igel.home>
In-Reply-To: <4B9F2DB0.30400@viscovery.net>

Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> writes:

> 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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