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Re: [PATCH] mergetool: reorder vim/gvim buffers in three-way diffs

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 11, 2016, 19:31 UTC
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Dickson Wong <dicksonwong@gmail.com> writes:
> Thanks for looking into the patch.
No.  Thank _you_ for contributing ;-)
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> Vim buffers are not reorderable and windows are always numbered from
> top-left to bottom-right. However, I can see someone who is familiar with
> the old behavior issue a "CTRL-W_K" command to move the merged window from
> the bottom to the top, making the merged window the first window and
> consistent with buffer indexes. If they use this command after the patch,
> the indexes would no longer be consistent. The command would most likely be
> issued manually and not through a vim startup script.

So it should suffice to mention it in the release notes as one bullet item that describes one positive change, among all other updates described in a simlar way. And there is no special "warnings for existing users" necessary, I would say.

Thanks.
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  1. mergetool: reorder vim/gvim buffers in three-way diffsDickson Wong, Jan 29, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2016
  4. Michael J GruberFeb 10, 2016
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2016
  6. Michael J GruberFeb 11, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2016
  8. Dickson WongFeb 11, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2016
  10. Dickson WongFeb 11, 2016
  11. David AguilarFeb 11, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2016

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