I confess, it took me a long time to really be comfortable working with diffs, especially when rendered on top of each other. Back in the late 90's TkDiff changed that for me because it would...
The ediff-split-window-function and ediff-window-setup-function settings should really be the defaults. I think I set them back in the 90s, and I didn’t realize ediff was so new then. But I bet the vertical split default was because back then a lot of people had 1024x768 fuzzy CRT monitors, but that floating control frame was always awkward and annoying to me. I was so stoked back then to get 1280x1024 and comfortably have two windows side-by-side.
I’ve been happy enough without any more customization. Most of the time I use ediff through magit and then it’s all pretty smooth and easy. I hit e on a diff or conflict and it pops up, and when I quit it my windows seem to restore logically. I have to admit I didn’t digest the elisp etc, later in the post. I wasn’t that motivated since I don’t seem to hit the pain points that this was solving.
It was lonely in the beginning, but it seems that the good people are starting to find out about here and joining the party… :) Hope to see you around with good comments like these!
Looks a bit like you’re on your own in this Emacs community @rglullis@communick.news - Howdy!
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ediff-split-window-functionandediff-window-setup-functionsettings should really be the defaults. I think I set them back in the 90s, and I didn’t realize ediff was so new then. But I bet the vertical split default was because back then a lot of people had 1024x768 fuzzy CRT monitors, but that floating control frame was always awkward and annoying to me. I was so stoked back then to get 1280x1024 and comfortably have two windows side-by-side.I’ve been happy enough without any more customization. Most of the time I use
ediffthroughmagitand then it’s all pretty smooth and easy. I hiteon a diff or conflict and it pops up, and when I quit it my windows seem to restore logically. I have to admit I didn’t digest the elisp etc, later in the post. I wasn’t that motivated since I don’t seem to hit the pain points that this was solving.Hi and welcome!
It was lonely in the beginning, but it seems that the good people are starting to find out about here and joining the party… :) Hope to see you around with good comments like these!