crecord: rewrite status line text (BC) Previously, we display fixed text in the 2-line status header. Now we want to customize some word there to make the "revert" action clear. However, if we simply replace the verb using '%s' like this: "SELECT CHUNKS: (j/k/up/dn/pgup/pgdn) move cursor; " "(space/A) toggle hunk/all; (e)dit hunk;"), " (f)old/unfold; (c)onfirm %s; (q)uit; (?) help " % verb "| [X]=hunk %s **=folded, toggle [a]mend mode" % verb It could cause trouble for i18n - some languages may expect things like "%(verb) confirm", for example. Therefore, this patch chooses to break the hard-coded 2-line sentences into "segment"s which could be translated (and replaced) separately. With the clean-up, I'm also changing the content being displayed, to make it cleaner and more friendly to (new) users, namely: - Replace "SELECT CHUNKS" to "Select hunks to record". Because: - To eliminate "hunk" / "chunk" inconsistency. - "record" is used in the "text" UI. Do not use "apply", to make it consistent. - To make it clear you are choosing what to record, not revert, or discard etc. This is probably the most important information the user should know. So let's put it first. - "to record" could be replaced to others depending on the operation. The follow-up patches will address them. - Move "[x]" and "**" legends first to explain the current interface. New users should understand what the legends mean, followed by what they can do in the interface. - Replace "j/k/up/dn/pgup/pgdn" with "arrow keys". Because: - "arrow keys" is more friendly to new users. - Mentioning "j/k" first may make emacs users angry. We should stay neutral about editors. - "pgup/pgdn" actually don't work very well. For example, within a hunk of 100-line insertion, "pgdn" just moves one single line. - Left/Right arrow keys are useful for movement and discovery of "expanding" a block. - Replace "fold/unfold" with "collapse/expand", "fold" is well known as a different meaning in histedit and evolve. - Replace "(space/A) toggle hunk/all" to "space: select". Because: - "A: toggle all" is not that useful - It's unclear how "hunk" could be "toggled" to a dumb user. Let's make it clear it's all about "select". - A follow-up will make it use "unselect" when we know the current item is selected. - Remove "(f)old". Use arrow keys instead. - Remove "toggle [a]mend mode". It's just confusing and could be useless. - Remove "(e)dit hunk". It's powerful but not friendly to new users. - Replace "(q)uit" to "q: abort" to make it clear you will lose changes. The result looks like the following in a 73-char-width terminal: Select hunks to record - [x]=selected **=collapsed c: confirm q: abort arrow keys: move/expand/collapse space: select ?: help If the terminal is 132-char wide, the text could fit in a single line.

--- a/mercurial/crecord.py	Wed Nov 23 22:23:15 2016 +0000
+++ b/mercurial/crecord.py	Mon Nov 28 23:33:02 2016 +0000
@@ -946,15 +946,39 @@
         self.linesprintedtopadsofar += linesprinted
         return t
 
+    def _getstatuslinesegments(self):
+        """-> [str]. return segments"""
+        segments = [
+            _('Select hunks to record'),
+            '-',
+            _('[x]=selected **=collapsed'),
+            _('c: confirm'),
+            _('q: abort'),
+            _('arrow keys: move/expand/collapse'),
+            _('space: select'),
+            _('?: help'),
+        ]
+        return segments
+
     def _getstatuslines(self):
         """() -> [str]. return short help used in the top status window"""
         if self.errorstr is not None:
             lines = [self.errorstr, _('Press any key to continue')]
         else:
-            lines = [_("SELECT CHUNKS: (j/k/up/dn/pgup/pgdn) move cursor; "
-                       "(space/A) toggle hunk/all; (e)dit hunk;"),
-                     _(" (f)old/unfold; (c)onfirm applied; (q)uit; (?) help "
-                       "| [X]=hunk applied **=folded, toggle [a]mend mode")]
+            # wrap segments to lines
+            segments = self._getstatuslinesegments()
+            width = self.xscreensize
+            lines = []
+            lastwidth = width
+            for s in segments:
+                w = encoding.colwidth(s)
+                sep = ' ' * (1 + (s and s[0] not in '-['))
+                if lastwidth + w + len(sep) >= width:
+                    lines.append(s)
+                    lastwidth = w
+                else:
+                    lines[-1] += sep + s
+                    lastwidth += w + len(sep)
         if len(lines) != self.numstatuslines:
             self.numstatuslines = len(lines)
             self.statuswin.resize(self.numstatuslines, self.xscreensize)