Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I like to use delta as my diff formatter, because it simply looks nicer compared to the default diff formatter; it's syntax highlighting makes it much nicer to parse diffs.
At the same time, I also really like using difftastic for its syntax aware diffs, which other times makes parsing diffs even better compared to delta.
I use both quite equally in fact, that I have made jj show use delta, and I created an alias jj showd which uses difftastic!
Other times, I also like to use jj show -w or jj show -b, for example in cases where difftastic just simply fails.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great, if I can specify multiple preview commands in jjui that I can cycle through. That way, with a single keybind, I can quickly switch between - say - delta and difftastic, with or without -w and/or -b.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently, I am using the following config to achieve something that is close enough:
[preview]
file_command = [
"--config",
"ui.diff-formatter=difft",
"diff",
"--color",
"always",
"-r",
"$change_id",
"$file",
]
revision_command = [
"--config",
"ui.diff-formatter=delta",
"show",
"--color",
"always",
"-r",
"$change_id",
]
Why current features fail to cover this request
While the above solution poses a valid workaround, it doesn't quite capture the experience of switching between previewers. As a matter of fact, I rarely look at diffs for individual files in jjui, so being able to cycle between multiple revision_commands would be a really neat QOL improvement. Same goes for file_command and all other kinds of [preview].
Furthermore, the above strictly limits me to 2 different previewers (with the added (yet small) overhead of having to navigate to the file based preview)
Additional context
None.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I like to use
deltaas my diff formatter, because it simply looks nicer compared to the default diff formatter; it's syntax highlighting makes it much nicer to parse diffs.At the same time, I also really like using
difftasticfor its syntax aware diffs, which other times makes parsing diffs even better compared todelta.I use both quite equally in fact, that I have made
jj showuse delta, and I created an aliasjj showdwhich uses difftastic!Other times, I also like to use
jj show -worjj show -b, for example in cases where difftastic just simply fails.Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great, if I can specify multiple preview commands in jjui that I can cycle through. That way, with a single keybind, I can quickly switch between - say - delta and difftastic, with or without
-wand/or-b.Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently, I am using the following config to achieve something that is close enough:
Why current features fail to cover this request
While the above solution poses a valid workaround, it doesn't quite capture the experience of switching between previewers. As a matter of fact, I rarely look at diffs for individual files in jjui, so being able to cycle between multiple
revision_commandswould be a really neat QOL improvement. Same goes forfile_commandand all other kinds of[preview].Furthermore, the above strictly limits me to 2 different previewers (with the added (yet small) overhead of having to navigate to the file based preview)
Additional context
None.