Homepage: https://github.com/jdtsmith/abridge-diff
Author: J.D. Smith
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Abridge long line-based diff hunks, including in magit
A simple Emacs package for abridging refined diff hunks (for example in magit). Why abridge a diff hunk? Most diffs are line based. If you are working on files with very long lines, for example LaTeX files, or text files with full paragraphs per line (often using `visual-line-mode`), line-based diffs can be very challenging to read, even with "hunk refining" enabled (highlighting the words which changed). Usage: Once installed and enabled , abridge-diff will immediately start abridging all refined (word-change-highlighted) diff hunks, shortening them by replacing unnecessary surround context with ellipses (...) . You can enable and disable showing the abridged version using abridge-diff-toggle-hiding. If magit is installed, abridge-diff automatically configures itself to work with it, adding a new `D a' diff setup command to toggle the abridging in diff and status buffers. Hunks are shown as abridged by default. Settings: You can customize settings with these variables; just M-x customize-group abridge-diff (with [default value]): abridge-diff-word-buffer [3]: Minimum number of words to preserve around refined regions. abridge-diff-first-words-preserve [4]: Keep at least this many words visible at the beginning of an abridged line with refined diffs. abridge-diff-invisible-min [5]: Minimum region length (in characters) between refined areas that can be made invisible. abridge-diff-no-change-line-words [12]: Number of words to keep at the beginning of a line without any refined diffs.