D5444: help: use "yes" and "no" for boolean defaults instead of "on" and "off"

[martinvonz (Martin von Zweigbergk)]

martinvonz added a comment.


  Arguments against yes/no:
  
  1. "default: yes/no" can easily be read as "is this a default", which is not quite the same, although it would have the same effect.
  
  2. On/off fits well in sentences like "is --hidden on by default".
  
  I see your arguments too (mostly the last one of them), but I still slightly prefer on/off.

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  https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D5444

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