Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.37.0-rc2

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 27, 2022, 08:32 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqv8smqzg6.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <Yrii4Wj+c0YuQy61@zacax395.localdomain>

Fernando Ramos <greenfoo@u92.eu> writes:

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> On 22/06/22 12:32PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>  * "vimdiff[123]" mergetool drivers have been reimplemented with a
>>    more generic layout mechanism.
>
> Hi. Maybe because this is my first contribution to git I was strangely excited
> and decided to create a small blog post describing how the new mechanism works.
>
> There is no javascript nor tracking nor ads... just good old html/css/pngs
> explaining how and when to use `mergetool.vimdiff.layout`:
>
>   https://u92.eu/blog/git-vimdiff/
>
> Hope someone finds this useful :)
>
> PS: Please let me know if this type of message is not appropriate for this
> mailing list and I will never do it again... I just thought it might be good to
> explain the new feature in a blog post to prevent it from going unnoticied
> considering how "hidden" the new configuration variable is. Thanks!

You may want to also tell Git Rev News editors (Christian Cc'ed) about the blog post page, I think they have a list of Git related readings in each edition.

Thanks for an interesting feature.