Subject: Re: [PATCH] Highlight every 5th line for add -i

From: Ciaran McCreesh <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:58:13 +0100

On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:33:33 -0700
Stephen Boyd <[email-masked]> wrote:
>   On 08/13/2010 05:46 AM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> > It's easier to match up numbers to filenames when there's lots of
> > output that way.
> 
> Interesting. Maybe it would be better to reorganize the listing so
> that the number is adjacent to the path name? For example:
> 
>     staged    unstaged   #  path
> unchanged     +5/-2     1: git-add--interactive.perl
> unchanged     +100/-2   2: builtin/log.c
> unchanged     +49/-2    3: builtin/add.c
> unchanged     +0/-60    4: git.c
> unchanged     +5/-2     5: help.c
> 
> I'm mostly concerned that the highlighting (boldening?) is going to
> be confused with selection.

That's also good for me. I don't have any particular preference or
opinions on which is clearer.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh