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)!
2017-07-19 22:27 GMT+02:00 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]>:
> 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
>
