Re: [GSoC PATCH v6] add -p: show user's hunk decision when selecting hunks

Ben Knoble [off-list ref] writes:

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I like the idea of telling the user if the hunk is currently
selected but say "(previous decision: use)" makes the prompt
rather long (some of the prompts in the tests below are 80
characters long). I wonder if we can find a more compact
notation. "(currently selected)" is a bit shorter and takes us
under 80 characters but is still longer than I'd like - maybe
someone reading this will have a better suggestion.

I haven’t looked carefully, so apologies if this is nonsense.

What if the marker of current state were on a separate line before
the prompt? That would allow more room, right?

Vertical screen real estate is also a limited resource.  Also, while
it is good if we let users know what the current selection status
is, I personally do not think the benefit outweighs the downside of
cluttering the prompt unless it is kept to the minimum.  So I very
much appreciate that Phillip raised this point.

Thanks.