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From: "Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org>
To: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>, "Ann T Ropea" <bedhanger@gmx.de>
Cc: "Git Mailing List" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Daniel Barkalow" <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove 3dots after committish
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 00:30:13 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <F055F8BD064E4C268C3CC477C09ABD02@PhilipOakley> (raw)
In-Reply-To: xmqqtvy8i0pw.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com

From: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
> Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@gmx.de> writes:
>
>> This could be confusing not only for novices; in either case, no range
>> should be insinuated by describe_detached_head.
>
> We actually do not insinuate any range in these output.  These dots
> denote "truncated at the end, instead of giving full length."
>
> Another place these "many dots" appear is "git diff --raw", for
> example.
>

<bikeshed> The fancy word for the three dots is an `ellipsis`
- the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are 
superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
- from the Ancient Greek: ἔλλειψις, élleipsis, "omission" or "falling 
short".

The user/reader confusion may still be there though.
</bikeshed> 


  reply	other threads:[~2017-11-07  0:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-05 16:27 [PATCH 1/3] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove 3dots after committish Ann T Ropea
2017-11-05 16:27 ` [PATCH 2/3] Documentation: user-manual: limit potentially confusing usage of 3dots (and 2dots) Ann T Ropea
2017-11-05 16:27 ` [PATCH 3/3] Documentation: revisions: add note about 3dots usages as continuation indications Ann T Ropea
2017-11-06  4:34   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-06  2:45 ` [PATCH 1/3] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove 3dots after committish Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07  0:30   ` Philip Oakley [this message]
2017-11-07  0:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-07  2:53 ` Ann T Ropea
2017-11-07 23:25   ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-08  1:59     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-09 23:15       ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-13 22:36         ` [PATCH v2 1/6] config: introduce core.printsha1ellipsis Ann T Ropea
2017-11-13 22:36         ` [PATCH v2 2/6] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove ellipsis after committish Ann T Ropea
2017-11-13 22:36         ` [PATCH v2 3/6] diff: diff_aligned_abbrev: remove ellipsis after abbreviated SHA-1 value Ann T Ropea
2017-11-14  3:08           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-19 17:38             ` Ann T Ropea
2017-11-20  1:48               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-19 18:41             ` [PATCH v3 1/5] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove ellipsis after committish Ann T Ropea
2017-11-20  3:35               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-19 18:41             ` [PATCH v3 2/5] diff: diff_aligned_abbrev: remove ellipsis after abbreviated SHA-1 value Ann T Ropea
2017-11-19 19:11               ` Eric Sunshine
2017-11-19 18:41             ` [PATCH v3 3/5] Documentation: user-manual: limit usage of ellipsis Ann T Ropea
2017-11-19 19:15               ` Eric Sunshine
2017-11-24 23:53                 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] diff: diff_aligned_abbrev: remove ellipsis after abbreviated SHA-1 value Ann T Ropea
2017-11-25  5:01                   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-26  3:17                     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-26  3:19                       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-26  3:25                       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 1/7] Documentation: revisions: fix typo: "three dot" ---> "three-dot" (in line with "two-dot") Ann T Ropea
2017-12-04 16:52                         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 2/7] Documentation: user-manual: limit usage of ellipsis Ann T Ropea
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 3/7] print_sha1_ellipsis: introduce helper Ann T Ropea
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 4/7] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove ellipsis after committish Ann T Ropea
2017-12-04 16:46                         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-04 23:13                           ` [PATCH v6 " Ann T Ropea
2017-12-05 16:03                             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-06  0:20                               ` [PATCH v7 " Ann T Ropea
2017-12-06 16:47                                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-12-06 22:02                                   ` Ann T Ropea
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 5/7] t4013: prepare for upcoming "diff --raw --abbrev" output format change Ann T Ropea
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 6/7] diff: diff_aligned_abbrev: remove ellipsis after abbreviated SHA-1 value Ann T Ropea
2017-12-03 21:27                       ` [PATCH v5 7/7] t4013: test new output from diff --abbrev --raw Ann T Ropea
2017-11-24 23:53                 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] checkout: describe_detached_head: remove ellipsis after committish Ann T Ropea
2017-11-24 23:53                 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] Documentation: user-manual: limit usage of ellipsis Ann T Ropea
2017-11-24 23:53                 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] Documentation: revisions: fix typo: "three dot" ---> "three-dot" (in line with "two-dot") Ann T Ropea
2017-11-24 23:53                 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] Documentation: git: document GIT_PRINT_SHA1_ELLIPSIS Ann T Ropea
2017-11-24 23:53                 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] Testing: provide existing tests requiring them with ellipses after SHA-1 values Ann T Ropea
2017-11-19 18:41             ` [PATCH v3 4/5] Documentation: revisions: fix typo: "three dot" ---> "three-dot" (in line with "two-dot") Ann T Ropea
2017-11-19 18:41             ` [PATCH v3 5/5] Testing: provide tests requiring them with ellipses after SHA-1 values Ann T Ropea
2017-11-20  4:06               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-20 12:25                 ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-22  5:53                   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-22 23:41                     ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-24  0:40                       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-13 22:36         ` [PATCH v2 4/6] Documentation: user-manual: limit usage of ellipsis Ann T Ropea
2017-11-13 22:36         ` [PATCH v2 5/6] Documentation: revisions: fix typo: "three dot" ---> "three-dot" (in line with "two-dot") Ann T Ropea
2017-11-13 22:36         ` [PATCH v2 6/6] Testing: provide tests requiring them with ellipses after SHA-1 values Ann T Ropea
2017-11-14  3:20           ` Junio C Hamano

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