Re: [PATCH] commit-template: change a message to be more intuitive

[Kevin Daudt <me@ikke.info>]

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 04:25:36PM +0530, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:
> It's not possible to 'touch' the cut-line that is shown when the
> user requests a patch in his commit template.
> 

Touching something can also mean to disturb or change something, which
is the meaning being used here, so it is not an incorrect use of the
word.

> So, make the sentence more intuitive.

I can understand however that it might be not so clear for people with
less fluency in English.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Just a small tweak. May or may not be worth the patch.
> 
>  wt-status.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
> index 77c27c511..1f54b1df2 100644
> --- a/wt-status.c
> +++ b/wt-status.c
> @@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ size_t wt_status_locate_end(const char *s, size_t len)
>  
>  void wt_status_add_cut_line(FILE *fp)
>  {
> -	const char *explanation = _("Do not touch the line above.\nEverything below will be removed.");
> +	const char *explanation = _("Do not edit the line above.\nEverything below will be removed.");
>  	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
>  
>  	fprintf(fp, "%c %s", comment_line_char, cut_line);
> -- 
> 2.14.1.1006.g90ad9a07c
>