From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:53:41 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] diff: add --word-diff option that generalizes --color-words
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On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> I also think --color --word-diff=plain could show "{+new+}" in green and
> "[-old-]" in red and that may make things more consistent.

I agree.

For some reason, even though I can see the red and green well enough,
I find the current --color-words output hard to parse.
The use of _only_ color to distinguish old/new somehow doesn't jive
with my brain...

I find _highlighting_ using color very useful, but I think using
syntax and color together is better than using just color.

-Miles

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