graph: tidy up display of left-skewed merges
Currently, when we display a merge whose first parent is already present
in a column to the left of the merge commit, we display the first parent
as a vertical pipe `|` in the GRAPH_POST_MERGE line and then immediately
enter the GRAPH_COLLAPSING state. The first-parent line tracks to the
left and all the other parent lines follow it; this creates a "kink" in
those lines:
| *---.
| |\ \ \
|/ / / /
| | | *
This change tidies the display of such commits such that if the first
parent appears to the left of the merge, we render it as a `/` and the
second parent as a `|`. This reduces the horizontal and vertical space
needed to render the merge, and makes the resulting lines easier to
read.
| *-.
|/|\ \
| | | *
If the first parent is separated from the merge by several columns, a
horizontal line is drawn in a similar manner to how the GRAPH_COLLAPSING
state displays the line.
| | | *-.
| |_|/|\ \
|/| | | | *
This effect is applied to both "normal" two-parent merges, and to
octopus merges. It also reduces the vertical space needed for pre-commit
lines, as the merge occupies one less column than usual.
Before: After:
| * | *
| |\ | |\
| | \ | * \
| | \ |/|\ \
| *-. \
| |\ \ \
Signed-off-by: James Coglan <jcoglan@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>