>>>>> On Sun, 1 Sep 2024 08:59:53 +0200, Paul Nelson <[email protected]> said:
>> > This patch binds functions in Ediff that copy all changes from one
>> > buffer to another, without having to manually go through each
>> > difference. Any feedback welcome.
>>
>> Can you describe situation(s) where these commands will be useful?
Paul> I use Ediff to merge documents outside of git, like when
Paul> working with someone over email or using a computer program to
Paul> refactor code. Sometimes all changes go one way, say from B to A.
Paul> The standard workflow then involves pressing "n" to review and "b" to
Paul> apply each change. When the changes turn out to be mundane, this
Paul> leads to repetitive "n b" keystrokes. The proposed patch allows a
Paul> more efficient process: rapidly review with "n", then apply all at
Paul> once using "C-c C-b".
The functionality seems useful. I wonder if it makes more sense to
have them triggered by the prefix arg, eg "C-u b", "C-u a b",
etc. rather than having to keep Ctrl pressed.
Robert
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