From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
Cc: 20470@debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
Raoul Gough <raoulgough@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: bug#20470: 24.5; VC log buffer no longer scrolls itself
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 05:18:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r1q5qwl2.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pn7ey4dj.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (Juri Linkov's message of "Tue, 25 Aug 2020 21:30:08 +0300")
Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:
>> Apply the patch or close the bug as a "wontfix"?
[...]
>> +(defcustom vc-log-jump-to-current nil
>> + "If non-nil, `vc-print-log' moves point automatically to the
>> +log message for the current working revision."
>> + :type 'boolean
>> + :version "28.1")
>
> I think such option makes more sense in context of
> https://debbugs.gnu.org/35624#66
> that proposed to insert a header line for the current working revision
> where you can type 'D' to diff the working revision in vc-git logs.
>
> But I'm still not sure whether such option is needed at all since
> the long-established behavior is just to jump to the latest revision
> that should be followed in all VCSs.
Yeah, the issue is mainly whether that's nice as a user interface, since
the buffer is created asynchronously, and then skipping around is
problematic (see bug#15322).
Since this only affects CVS and RCS, but the proposed fix has wider
ramifications, I'm closing this as a wontfix.
--
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-30 13:22 bug#20470: 24.5; VC log buffer no longer scrolls itself Raoul Gough
2015-04-30 16:01 ` bug#20470: Acknowledgement (24.5; VC log buffer no longer scrolls itself) Raoul Gough
2015-05-01 17:53 ` bug#20470: 24.5; VC log buffer no longer scrolls itself Stefan Monnier
2020-08-25 9:22 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-08-25 18:30 ` Juri Linkov
2020-10-11 3:18 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
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