yuja added a comment.
I feel `--no-` and `--=off|false` are more natural, and
`(default: %s)` is the latter form.
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I feel `--no-` and `--=off|false` are more natural, and
`(default: %s)` is the latter form.
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martinvonz added a comment.
Arguments against yes/no:
1. "default: yes/no" can easily be read as "is this a default", which is not
quite the same, although it would have the same effect.
2. On/off fits well in sentences like "is --hidden on by default".
I see your arguments too
av6 added a comment.
The point of https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D5430 was to make hg help output
more human friendly by replacing `True` and `False` with something less
Python-related. In other words, more human-friendly. "Yes" and "no" are way
more human-friendly:
- they are one of
pulkit added a comment.
TBH, I think 'on' and 'off' are more appropriate than 'yes' and 'no'.
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