From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F08862023D for ; Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:21:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932578AbdBVRV5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:21:57 -0500 Received: from smtp74.ord1c.emailsrvr.com ([108.166.43.74]:52334 "EHLO smtp74.ord1c.emailsrvr.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932498AbdBVRV4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:21:56 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 380 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:21:55 EST Received: from smtp26.relay.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp26.relay.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id A7CE8E03B0; Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:15:34 -0500 (EST) X-Auth-ID: mbranchaud@xiplink.com Received: by smtp26.relay.ord1c.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: mbranchaud-AT-xiplink.com) with ESMTPSA id 624DCE0265; Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:15:34 -0500 (EST) X-Sender-Id: mbranchaud@xiplink.com Received: from [10.10.1.32] ([UNAVAILABLE]. [192.252.130.194]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA) by 0.0.0.0:465 (trex/5.7.12); Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:15:34 -0500 Subject: Re: [RFC][Git GUI] Make Commit message field in git GUI re sizable. To: Jessie Hernandez , Bert Wesarg References: <44fd4dce451fb0783de02c0a8c4a14aa.squirrel@mail.jessiehernandez.com> Cc: Git Mailing List , Pat Thoyts From: Marc Branchaud Message-ID: <59ab152c-62d1-a2ec-eee5-0bd909674988@xiplink.com> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:15:34 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/45.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On 2017-02-22 06:59 AM, Jessie Hernandez wrote: >> HI, >> >> the reason why it is fixed, is because commit messages should be >> wrapped at 76 characters to be used in mails. So it helps you with the >> wrapping. >> >> Bert > > Right ok. I understand. > Knowing this I think I might start writing my commit messages differently > then. You can configure gui.commitMsgWidth if you don't like the default (which is 75, not 76). M. > Thank you for this. > > Regards > > ----------------- > Jessie Hernandez > >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Jessie Hernandez >> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have been using git for a few years now and really like the software. >>> I have a small annoyance and was wondering if I could get the >>> communities >>> view on this. >>> >>> When using git GUI I find it handy to be able to re-size the "Unstaged >>> Changes" and the "Staged Changed" fields. >>> >>> I would like the same thing for the "Commit Message" field, or to have >>> it >>> re-size with the git GUI window. >>> >>> I can re-size the "Commit Message" vertically when making the "Modified" >>> panel smaller. >>> >>> Does this make sense? >>> I would be happy to get into more detail if that is necessary or if >>> something is not clear. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> ----------------- >>> Jessie Hernandez >>> >>> >> > >