From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 23:04:12 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] add-patch: render hunks through the pager
Message-ID: <xmqq7cfkqger.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <261636d461e58ac8a16180c4cd6e0460@manjaro.org>

Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org> writes:

>> And for usability, perhaps giving a specific command would change
>> the default program a bare 'P' invokes for the rest of the session
>> until another specific command overrides.  Another usability hack
>> may be "[interactive] pipecommand = less -FX" configuration variable
>> gives the initial default for each session.
>
> I think that would be way too complicated.

It is modelled after how "less" and "vi" remembers the last pattern
fed to their "/" command.  You once give, say, "/test_<ENTER>" to
find one instance of "test_", then "/<ENTER>" takes to the next
instance.

As I expect our target audiences are used to such a behaviour, I do
not think I agree with your "way too complicated".