Saturday, March 29, 2014

Re: Suggestion for vim -diff behavior change

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Josef Fortier <josef.fortier@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've only really actively used diff mode recently (as opposed to using it as a visual diff tool). The default folding update on a change has led me astray more then once.
>
> I've learned the workaround only today, zo and zc, but the auto-folding behavior seems to me to be a real UI issue. I believe that diff mode should:
>
> * leave the initial folding alone (it's quite useful)
> * leave the change markers in place (this is less important)
> * but **not** refold.
>
> In almost all diff resolution workflows I can imagine, we want to **review** the changes. Auto-folding assumes that we are omniscient and do not need to review.

I agree. The initial folding is welcome, but auto-folding after 'do'
or 'dp' is jarring. You are talking about do/dp, right?

Justin M. Keyes

--
--
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

No comments: