On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 15:10:39 -0800 (PST) Jonas Bernoulli <[email protected]> 
wrote: 

JB> Please have a look at https://github.com/magit/magit/pull/1268 and test it. 
I think that should do it for the time being.
JB> With this *tracked* files are automatically reverted but only in the
JB> *current* repository and only after a *Magit command* did run. As such
JB> it mostly restores the behavior from a few months ago. It is less
JB> dangerous than that was because it ignores files that aren't tracked
JB> and those located in the gitdir. It still has the potential of eating
JB> data which is inherent to `revert-buffer'.

Yup.  Thank you, this is a good approach IMO.

JB> Never-the-less I am enabling it by default by default, because it
JB> restores the behavior we have had for years without anybody
JB> complaining.  Do you think I should not be doing that?

Since it doesn't enable the global `auto-revert-mode' upon loading and
only applies to the repos, it's reasonable to enable it by default IMO.

JB> The behavior can be toggled using a global minor mode. By default that
JB> mode is active and has a mode-line lighter. The idea behind the
JB> "unnecessary" lighter is that this gives users a chance to notice it,
JB> click on it, and read about its implications.

Very nice!

Ted

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