Am 20.08.19 um 21:29 schrieb Pratyush Yadav: > On 20/08/19 09:21PM, Johannes Sixt wrote: >> Please don't do this. This confirmation dialog is unacceptable in my >> workflow. I use reversals of hunks and lines frequently, almost like a >> secondary code editor. My safety net is the undo function of the IDE, >> which works across reloads that are triggered by these external edits. >> These confirmations get in the way. > > But not everyone uses an IDE. I use vim and it does not have any such > undo feature that works across reloads. Not one I'm aware of anyway. It > is absolutely necessary IMO to ask the user for confirmation before > deleting their work, unless we have a built in safety net.
But you have a safety net built-in: Commit the work, then do the reversals in amend-mode. Now you can recover old state to your heart's content. That's recommended anyway if stuff is potentially precious. > So how about adding a config option that allows you to disable the > confirmation dialog? Sounds like a reasonable compromise to me. That's always an option. Needless to say that I'd prefer it off by default; I don't need three safety nets. -- Hannes
