From: Junio C Hamano Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:13:59 GMT Subject: Re: [GSoC PATCH v6] add -p: show user's hunk decision when selecting hunks Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Ben Knoble writes: >> I like the idea of telling the user if the hunk is currently >> selected but say "(previous decision: use)" makes the prompt >> rather long (some of the prompts in the tests below are 80 >> characters long). I wonder if we can find a more compact >> notation. "(currently selected)" is a bit shorter and takes us >> under 80 characters but is still longer than I'd like - maybe >> someone reading this will have a better suggestion. > > I haven’t looked carefully, so apologies if this is nonsense. > > What if the marker of current state were on a separate line before > the prompt? That would allow more room, right? Vertical screen real estate is also a limited resource. Also, while it is good if we let users know what the current selection status is, I personally do not think the benefit outweighs the downside of cluttering the prompt unless it is kept to the minimum. So I very much appreciate that Phillip raised this point. Thanks.