On 18/12/2024 07:39, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Ah, of course, I should have double-checked, but it should be more
> like
>
> printf("%.*s%s%s",
> maxwidth + 1 - utf8_strwidth(item->string), "",
> item->string,
> item->util ? item->util : "");
>
> meaning
>
> (1) the first output field must have maxwidth+1 - the display width
> the second output field takes. The field's contents is empty, so
> we get enough SP padded to make the total of this first field
> and the second field to make maxwidth+1.
>
> (2) the second output field is item->string itself.
>
> (3) the third output field has item->util if exists.
Understood. Thanks for the explanation.
Here is a tested code snippet for the record:
printf("%s%*s %s\n",
item->string,
maxwidth - utf8_strwidth(item->string), "",
item->util ? (const char *)item->util : "");
> You already know from my initial reaction what my answer would be,
> but I am inclined to hear from others before we make a decision.
I see. Thanks.
