Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] add-patch: Allow interfile navigation when selecting hunks

>> There was a separate topic that added "(was: [yn])" to the prompt
>> when the prompt asks about a hunk that already has been decided on.
>> As we only need a single bit "all hunks decided", can we do
>> something similar, I wonder?  At the beginning of the main prompt,
>> we show which of the N available hunks we are currently at, e.g.,
>>
>>  (1/2) Stage this hunk (was: y) [y,n,q,a,d,k,K,j,J,g,/,e,p,P,?]?
>>
>> Perhaps we can add a third number to indicate how many of the
>> available hunks the user has already decided, or something, that can
>> be used to avoid this wasted line?  Or is it a good thing that we
>> are loud in this case using a whole line to remind the user that it
>> may be time to move on?  I dunno.
>
> I thought of a suggestion where after deciding on all hunks in the
> file, the user
> will be able to see the "what now prompt", the options for the current hunk and
> also the previous decision on the hunk since at this point, all the
> hunks would have been decided on.
>
> I tried something like
>
> What now? (was: n) [y,n,q,a,d,s,e,>,<,p,P,?]?
>
> This does not show the number of the hunk we are currently at and the
> "Stage this hunk" since the decision had been made initially but the "whatnow"
> prompt still provides a chance to change the decision, while showing
> the previous
> decision on the hunk by asking "What now?" instead.
> The options have the default [y,n,q,a,d] and the remaining options are populated
> from the permit set for the hunk. SO the user can still carry out the
> normal actions on
> the hunk.