Re: [RFC PATCH] show decorations at the end of the line

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 20, 2017, 01:15 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqr32tll22.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20170220004648.c2zz6bm2hylvep6x@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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> I think there are two potential patches:
>
>   1. Add a custom-format placeholder for the --source value.
>      This is an obvious improvement that doesn't hurt anyone.
>
>   2. Switch --decorate to the end by default, but _not_ --source.
>
>      This use case _could_ be served already by using a custom format
>      with "%d". So it's really just a matter of having better-looking
>      default.

Yes, and I agree it is a better default to have "--decorate" at the end.

I do not mind having to use a custom format myself, but I suspect that the default for "--source" is more useful to have it at the beginning, because "--source" annotates each and every commit, as opposed to "--decorate" that adds annotation few and far between.