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Knu

Feb 15, 2019 14:27

I also should be able to set the separator used between the changes. The default should be something sensible like " … ".

Knu

Feb 15, 2019 14:23

The context wouldn't be lines but characters because there's only one long line.

Knu

Feb 15, 2019 14:22

If there's only one letter that has been changed I want the context around that letter to be outputted.

Knu

Feb 15, 2019 14:22

Pick any minified library from cndjs and compare 2 versions.

Knu

Feb 15, 2019 14:21

I have given an example, a special case to cover and a use case. It's plenty enough.

Knu

Feb 14, 2019 05:56

I am not taking into account the colors but you can use your imagination.

Knu

Feb 14, 2019 05:56

somethi | whatev

Knu

Feb 14, 2019 05:54

e.g. for " | ", 2 changes and 3 characters for the context:

Knu

Feb 14, 2019 05:53

Id like to be able to add the separator between 2 changes. Currently it seems to be \n.

Knu

Feb 14, 2019 05:52

> Do you want to get the changes listed one by one or combined in that case?

Knu

Feb 13, 2019 20:40

Alright it's almost there. I just need to replace the separator (\n) by something custom. BTW I don't have enough reputation to upvote.

Knu

Feb 13, 2019 20:40

"You seem to use FreeBSD, is this correct?" I am not. I am using macOS X

Knu

Feb 13, 2019 20:40

I tried the version "without Perl regular expressions" and it doesn't diff at a char level: it's not as granular as --color-words=..

Knu

Feb 13, 2019 20:40

My BSD grep 2.5.1 doesn't have a P option so git-diff-word-context -U 5 file.ext failed.

2018 UX Moderator Election Chat

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Knu

Jun 26, 2018 02:58

Or our moto is optimal user experience even for the nominees?

Knu

Jun 26, 2018 02:57

We need a loser.

Knu

Jun 26, 2018 02:57

Can't you add a fourth at least?

English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…

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Knu

Oct 20, 2016 11:07

well I guess Ill first have to know how to formulate my question. Thanks anyway.

Knu

Oct 20, 2016 11:01

@terdon better?

Knu

Oct 20, 2016 10:59

> Please pick an apple, orange or oatmeal.

Knu

Oct 20, 2016 10:59

Do I have to repeat it every single times? @terdon

Knu

Oct 20, 2016 10:57

Anyone got a clue?

Knu

Oct 20, 2016 10:55

But I can't find them since the keyword OR is not search query friendly…

Knu

Oct 20, 2016 10:55

Hi, I am searching questions about "or" and its usage for list of 3 items or more.

Documentation Beta

Everything is on fire and broken

Knu

Jul 9, 2016 14:46

Did you somehow go back to a previous version of the website?

Knu

Jul 5, 2016 01:24

It was broken all weekend. I wouldn't say that was fast :)

Knu

Jul 5, 2016 01:24

> That was quick, thanks :-)

Knu

Jul 2, 2016 18:52

Q: Unable to access Dashboard

Currently, Dashboards of all tags cannot be accessed, it leads to an 'Oops! Something Bad Happened!' error. I think that it might be broken by a new fix. This: http://docs-beta.stackexchange.com/documentation/java Leads to: http://docs-beta.stackexchange.com/error?aspxerrorpath=/doc...

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:57

well obviously it's related to the fact that I was trying to delete it when someone else was already dealing with it

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:54

@Adam still 404

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:39

docs-beta.stackexchange.com/documentation/javascript/684/…

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:39

here's the final URL:

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:39

there's a redirection or a push going on

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:38

(topic draft)

edited on jun 15 '16 at 4:14 by Knu 199

deletes topic

Knu

Jun 22, 2016 23:37

@Adam sorry it's not

Knu

Jun 16, 2016 20:57

@Adam did you find anything?

Knu

Jun 15, 2016 18:07

@Adam Yes I am getting a 404/Page Not Found.

Knu

Jun 15, 2016 04:41

-are*

Knu

Jun 15, 2016 04:39

Is it on purpose?

Knu

Jun 15, 2016 04:39

I have a draft on a topic that was deleted which redirects to a 404: docs-beta.stackexchange.com/documentation/javascript/684/…

Knu

Jun 15, 2016 04:37

Are the guys working on doc are reading the chat?

Knu

Jun 12, 2016 09:28

@JonasCz Who would support new ways to potentially lose rep? Nah it needs to be imposed if it's ever implemented.

Knu

Jun 11, 2016 19:31

It seems there are no malus whatsoever: it should cost rep if ur contributing bad content.

Knu

Jun 11, 2016 19:30

Anyone knows how to lose reputation on documentation?

$Mathematics$ Mathematics

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Knu

Mar 22, 2012 16:42

The stared imgur is for real? It's not photoshoped?

Knu

Mar 22, 2012 16:36

@paul {5*n | n in [2]} that's what I found. Do you have anything better?

Knu

Mar 22, 2012 16:33

Unless you come up with something I didn't read.

Knu

Mar 22, 2012 16:33

But after some research it seems the notation is not intuitive enough.

Knu

Mar 22, 2012 16:32

@paul I was trying to express 5n twice (with a repeat argument) without using a range nor the result (5 and 10).

Knu

Mar 22, 2012 15:38

I guess no one cares.