Re: [PATCH 3/3] pretty: support multiline subjects with format:

Nanako Shiraishi, 28.12.2008:

Quoting Markus Heidelberg [off-list ref]:

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For consistency and increased code reuse, change format: to do the
same as the other options.

What's wrong with using the first line instead of the first paragraph
for the other pretty options and for cases where only a small subject
line is desired?

There were too many issues. The mail archive tells us that there were
considerable discussions and thoughts behind the current behavior:

Many thanks for all the pointers. I thought there were reasons, but this
thread just made me ask.

Markus