On 2024-03-28 20:01, Eugenio Bargiacchi wrote:
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.
Huh, letting the users handle screen clearing that way could be rather
problematic, because different terminals may do it differently.
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?
