Re: [PATCH] Add function to checkout a branch in git.el

On 2008-02-13 17:30:02 +0100, Karl Hasselström wrote:

Why the prefix? Wouldn't it be easier to just have one "switch
branch" prompt that would tab complete existing branch names, and

  * if the user enters the name of an existing branch, just switch to
    it;

  * if the user enters a name that's not the name of an existing
    branch, ask for confirmation, and then create the new branch and
    switch to it.

Reading your code a bit more carefully, I realize that my suggestion
doesn't give you the opportunity to base the new branch on anything
but HEAD. So change the second bullet to

  * if the user enters a name that's not the name of an existing
    branch, display a prompt like this

      Creating new branch "foo". Where should it start?

    Tab complete on existing tags and branches, but accept any
    committish. Create the new branch and switch to it.

This bit of UI could obviously be reused to make create-branch and
create-tag commands that don't switch the current branch.

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Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
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