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Re: [PATCH] git-cherry.txt: Change symbol marks in graph.

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 2, 2010, 08:00 UTC
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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> writes:
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> From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
> 
> The common commit were marked with a minus sign (-), but that is
> usually interpreted as something less or substracted. Use natural
> equal sign (=). Commits that are not in upstream were marked with plus
> sign (+) but a question mark (?) is visually a litle more striking
> (erect) in context where all other signs are "flat". It also helps
> visually impared to see difference between (* ... ?) as opposed to
> similar signs (* ... +).

Reading comprehension FAIL. The graph in question uses '+' and '-' because that is what 'git cherry' *output( uses ('+' included, '-' excluded). They are very natural in git-cherry output (diff-like).

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  1. git-cherry.txt: Change symbol marks in graph.jari.aalto@cante.net, Dec 2, 2010
  2. Jakub NarebskiDec 2, 2010
  3. Michael J GruberDec 2, 2010
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2010
  5. Michael J GruberDec 2, 2010
  6. git-cherry.txt: Change symbol marks in graph.Jari Aalto, Dec 2, 2010
  7. Michael J GruberDec 2, 2010

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