Finally I read it. Mariano, thanks for your words. I created: https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/20266/Epicea-add-optional-Pretty-Print-in-the-diff As Nicolas, I sometimes don't like the output of formatter... but it can be useful as an option.
cheers! MartÃn On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 6:18 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck < marianop...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Nicolas Cellier < > nicolas.cellier.aka.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> format before diff is in the top 5 of my most hated default. >> As an author, I try to write short methods and adhere to a standard >> format (Kent Beck like). >> >> But I want the freedom to use derogation when the format helps >> comprehension. >> If I did the effort of using a special formatting, the last thing that I >> want is a "smart" tool that undo my work. >> The best time to format code is when we accept it, and only if there is a >> quick way to undo/bypass if we don't like it. >> >> The formatter is dumb. >> Let's illustrate it with literals among other things. >> >> I might want to write 16rBADA55, but I'm sure i never want to read >> 12245589, it makes no sense ;) >> (hey, this is a real example you can find in VMMaker sources, not just >> the production of my ill brain). >> >> And if I make an effort to format a character encoding table on several >> lines to have it readable >> #( >> line1 >> line2 >> ... >> lineN ). >> I'm pretty sure I never want to diff a single line with about 1024 >> columns... >> >> So please make this an option (with a default to false)! >> >> > > Hi Nicolas, > > Yes, in all the rest of Pharo it is an option (a checkbox on the top > right) and it is false by default. > > Cheers, > > >> 2017-07-19 22:27 GMT+02:00 Mariano Martinez Peck <marianop...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Hi Martin, >>> >>> Thank you VERY MUCH for Epicea. I just had a crash and it was way more >>> comfortable to recover changes. >>> >>> One small request would be to allow "Pretty Print" in the diff to the >>> changes to be applied. Many times I changed formatting etc so for when >>> viewing changes, viewing with same formatting helps me to see the actual >>> changes and not formatting changes. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> Mariano >>> http://marianopeck.wordpress.com >>> >> >> > > > -- > Mariano > http://marianopeck.wordpress.com >
