Re: [RFC PATCH] show decorations at the end of the line

[Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>]

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> I've signed off on this, because I think it's an "obvious" improvement,
> but I'm putting the "RFC" in the subject line because this is clearly a
> subjective thing.

Side note: the one downside of showing the decorations at the end of
the line is that now they are obviously at the end of the line - and
thus likely to be more hidden by things like line truncation.

The default git settings (LESS=FRX) no longer truncate log output
lines, but if you use "-S" or "--chop-long-lines", you will obviously
be missing the end of long lines.

So moving the decorations to the end does obviously have a real UI
impact, apart from just being "prettier".

I just wanted to point that out. I still prefer decorations at ends of
lines (and yes, that's despite the fact that I actually personally use
the traditional git setting of "LESS=FRSX"), but it is perhaps
something that people should be aware of if this patch causes
discussion.

               Linus