bug#38044: 27.0.50; There should be an easier way to look at a specific vc commit

[Stephen Berman]

On Sat, 23 Nov 2019 14:13:44 +0200 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

>> From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
>> Cc: dgutov@yandex.ru,  juri@linkov.net,  larsi@gnus.org,  
>> 38044@debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:25:15 +0100
>>
>> I find even just typing one C-u less convenient, hence my suggestion
>> below, which I'm glad you find worth considering.
>>
>> >> Since one of the desiderata of this command, perhaps even the main
>> >> one, is that it should act on the revision ID at point, how about
>> >> making just `C-x v L' do that if it recognizes the word at point as
>> >> a revision ID?
>> >
>> > We could do that, yes.
>> >
>> >> If this is deemed to unreliable, it could be conditioned by a user
>> >> option, or perhaps (though more annoying) by asking for
>> >> confirmation.
>> >
>> > Fine with me, assuming the rest of the proposal is accepted.
>
> Btw, in the above scenario, I guess it would be more convenient if the
> revision was displayed in "the other" window, so that the user could
> continue reading/studying whatever he/she was looking at before
> invoking the command, is that right?

Yes, I think so.  That's what my home-grown command does, and it's also
the way `C-x v L' already works, if I'm not misunderstanding you.

Steve Berman