graphlog node character for current parent

[Matt Mackall]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:13:41AM +0200, Joel Rosdahl wrote:
> Thomas Arendsen Hein <thomas at intevation.de> writes:
> 
> > * Joel Rosdahl <joel at rosdahl.net> [20070606 22:25]:
> >
> >> I don't think a dot for working copy revision works very well in
> >> ASCII art; it's too invisible. I chose @ because it can be
> >> pronounced "at" ("this is the revision you're at"). If it needs
> >> changing, I'd rather change it to some other distinct character,
> >> e.g., X (like on a map: "you are here ---> X").
> >
> > I have already changed it and it looks quite good with the fonts I
> > tried. There is something like an empty space, but at least I looked
> > at it for this reason while I never noticed the @ before.
> >
> > X looks good, too, but I think we should wait for more feedback.
> 
> Here's a case where I think a dot is bad:
> 
> | o |
> | | |
> +---.
> | |
> 
> That is, node characters should be reasonably symmetrical.
> 
> And after trying X for a while I don't like that either since it makes
> the node look kind of cancelled.
> 
> I like the @ best. Please repaint the bikeshed with its original
> color. :-)

Agreed.

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