On Tue, Dec 03, 2019 at 04:18:03PM +0100, Stefan Sperling wrote:
> One problem with YYYYMMDD in tog is that it looks inconsistent with output
> used elsewhere, e.g. in 'got blame'. I'd prefer abbreviated dates to
> be written out somewhat consistently across all commands. We could of
> course switch to YYYYMMDD everywhere if it is the preferred format.
> 

A quick test in blame to remove the /'s and I don't mind the format. It
is a little harder to decipher on first glance, especially sitting next
to the id_str, but no more brain power than YYMMDD. I agree that the
format should be consistent, so perhaps that needs to be decided.

> > > > > > Could we make the number of year digits depend on the width of the screen?
> > > > > > Similarly to how we do it for the commit ID column?
> > > > > 
> > > > > That would work too.
> > 
> > Aye.
> 
> Would you mind updating your patch accordingly?

Sure, I can take a look at this and see what that column is doing.

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Tracey Emery