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Re: [PATCH 0/3] git help: group common commands by theme

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 8, 2015, 18:58 UTC
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Sébastien Guimmara  <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com> writes:
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> On 05/07/2015 11:31 AM, Emma Jane Hogbin Westby wrote:
>
>>> The most commonly used git commands are:
>>>
>>>     * starting a working area:
>>>        clone      Clone a repository into a new directory
>>>        init       Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize [...]
>>>
>>>     * working on the current change:
>>>        add        Add file contents to the index
>>>        reset      Reset current HEAD to the specified state
>> I could not live without status at this stage, and status always tells
>> me what I should do next. I'm tempted to see it up here instead...
>
> The layout was not designed to be workflow oriented (even if it appears
> so), but rather theme oriented.

I tend to agree with Emma here; even if your original ordering was not using the workflow as the grouping criterion, that is something that can easily be fixed, I would think.

After all, the very original did not categorize and sorted alphabetically, so there is no room for the "we chose to be theme-oriented (I am not sure what it means, though) and a major redesign at this point will confuse users" kind of resistance to come into the picture. At least not yet.

Thanks.
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  1. 0/3 git help: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  2. 1/3 command-list.txt: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  3. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2015
  4. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 6, 2015
  5. Eric SunshineMay 7, 2015
  6. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2015
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2015
  8. Andreas SchwabMay 8, 2015
  9. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2015
  10. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  12. 2/3 generate-cmdlist.sh: parse common group commandsSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  13. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  14. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  15. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  16. 3/3 git help: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  17. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2015
  18. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 6, 2015
  19. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  20. Stefan BellerMay 8, 2015
  21. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  22. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  23. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2015
  24. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 6, 2015
  25. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2015
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2015
  27. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2015
  29. Matthieu MoyMay 6, 2015
  30. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2015
  31. Matthieu MoyMay 7, 2015
  32. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2015
  33. Matthieu MoyMay 8, 2015
  34. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2015
  35. Emma Jane Hogbin WestbyMay 7, 2015
  36. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  37. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2015
  38. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015

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