> Here's a possible solution, or better said a new configuration option, > which I've been thinking about for a while... When running "add -p", > displayed chunks can sometimes become confusing or a bit hard on the > eyes, but simply clearing the screen _before_ displaying any new step > (i.e. a new chunk, interactive help, etc.) could make it much easier > on the eyes. It would be a new option, of course. In my head, an option to print an arbitrary string would be amazing, since then if wanted one can print a special character that clears the screen, or simply add some space, or something else. On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 at 19:29, Dragan Simic <dsimic@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2024-03-28 19:21, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > Dragan Simic <dsimic@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > >> Here's a possible solution, or better said a new configuration option, > >> which I've been thinking about for a while... When running "add -p", > >> displayed chunks can sometimes become confusing or a bit hard on the > >> eyes, but simply clearing the screen _before_ displaying any new step > >> (i.e. a new chunk, interactive help, etc.) could make it much easier > >> on the eyes. It would be a new option, of course. > > > > Or your 'p' option can have a 'P' variant that clears before prints. > > I have this feeling that even those who want clearing of the screen, > > they do not want it always on, when many of their hunks are 7 lines > > long. > > That would be even better. Though, would adding new short command-line > option to git-add be frowned upon?
