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From: Jonathan Gilbert <logic@deltaq.org>
To: "Bert Wesarg bert.wesarg-at-googlemail.com |GitHub
	Public/Example Allow|"  <xlwsizdz58ciy7t@sneakemail.com>
Cc: Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Jonathan Gilbert <rcq8n2xf3v@liamekaens.com>,
	Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:16:04 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPSOpYufF8B0sBUUYqBx5YTxH+02qRom+tz4a0_2iBcNOvvMXA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKPyHN1p+xRAF3Mjg_XqRiEUviGjj8ifP5FM=1hVb5LZUshzLw@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 4:09 AM Bert Wesarg
bert.wesarg-at-googlemail.com |GitHub Public/Example Allow|
<xlwsizdz58ciy7t@sneakemail.com> wrote:
> in Git speak, that operation is called 'clean' (see 'git clean') why
> should we overload the 'revert' operation here?

It's less about overloading the 'revert' operation as overloading the
UI action which is currently called "Revert". I think it would be a
worse experience to have to activate a different option to remove
unwanted files as to remove unwanted changes. Maybe the UI option
could be renamed "Revert & Clean" or something?

As a side note, `git clean untracked-file` won't do anything with a
default configuration, you have to explicitly `-f` it. Not sure if
that's relevant, but it does feel like a higher barrier to entry than
`git revert`.

Thanks,

Jonathan Gilbert

  reply	other threads:[~2019-10-30 17:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-10-30  6:48 [PATCH 0/2] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-10-30  6:48 ` [PATCH 1/2] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-03  0:27   ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-10-30  6:48 ` [PATCH 2/2] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-03  7:44   ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-04 16:04     ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-04 17:36     ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-10-30  9:06 ` [PATCH 0/2] " Bert Wesarg
2019-10-30 17:16   ` Jonathan Gilbert [this message]
2019-11-03  1:12     ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-03  4:41       ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-03  7:54         ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-07  7:05 ` [PATCH v2 " Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-07  7:05   ` [PATCH v2 1/2] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-07  7:05   ` [PATCH v2 2/2] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-11 19:25     ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-11 21:55       ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-11 22:59         ` Philip Oakley
2019-11-12  4:49           ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-12 10:45             ` Philip Oakley
2019-11-12 16:29               ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-26 11:22                 ` Philip Oakley
2019-11-12 19:35         ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-11 19:35   ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-13  9:56   ` [PATCH v3 " Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-13  9:56     ` [PATCH v3 1/2] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-13  9:56     ` [PATCH v3 2/2] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-16 15:11       ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-16 21:42         ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-17  6:56     ` [PATCH v4 0/2] " Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-17  6:56       ` [PATCH v4 1/2] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-17  6:56       ` [PATCH v4 2/2] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-24 13:09         ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-19 15:21       ` [PATCH v4 0/2] " Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-19 16:56         ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-24 20:37       ` [PATCH v5 0/3] " Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-24 20:37         ` [PATCH v5 1/3] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-24 20:37         ` [PATCH v5 2/3] git-gui: update status bar to track operations Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-27 21:55           ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-28  7:34             ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-24 20:37         ` [PATCH v5 3/3] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-27 22:03           ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-11-28  8:30         ` [PATCH v6 0/3] " Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-28  8:30           ` [PATCH v6 1/3] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-28  8:30           ` [PATCH v6 2/3] git-gui: update status bar to track operations Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-11-30 23:05             ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-12-01  2:12               ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-12-01 11:43               ` Philip Oakley
2019-12-01 20:09                 ` Jonathan Gilbert
2019-11-28  8:30           ` [PATCH v6 3/3] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-12-01  2:28           ` [PATCH v7 0/3] " Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-12-01  2:28             ` [PATCH v7 1/3] git-gui: consolidate naming conventions Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-12-01  2:28             ` [PATCH v7 2/3] git-gui: update status bar to track operations Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2020-02-26  8:24               ` Benjamin Poirier
2020-03-02 18:14                 ` Pratyush Yadav
2019-12-01  2:28             ` [PATCH v7 3/3] git-gui: revert untracked files by deleting them Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget
2019-12-05 18:54             ` [PATCH v7 0/3] " Pratyush Yadav

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