Re: [PATCHv7 1/4] wt-status.*: better advices for git status added

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konglu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> > Perhaps s/fixed this problem/resolved conflicts/ [...]
>
> I agree. Still, experienced users probably have their advice.statushints
> disabled and won't have any problems resolving a conflict. However, for
> "beginners" that need the advices, resolving a conflict may not seem
> as trivial as it is. And even though the word "problem" may scare them,
> it will attract their attention.

But beginners are scared by conflicts. Indeed, "there are conflicts" is
automatically translated into "sir, it doesn't work" by many beginners I
know ;-). I prefer Junio's wording as a subliminal message that
conflicts are not "a problem", but just "something you should avoid when
possible, and fix otherwise".

-- 
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/
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