Re: master d423017cae1: * lisp/vc/vc-dir.el (vc-dir-headers): Try a hints separator line.

Hi Sean,

On 07/07/2026 13:11, Sean Whitton wrote:
>        (vc-call-backend backend 'dir-extra-hints)
> -     "\n")))
> +     "\n" (make-separator-line) "\n")))
>     (concat

FWIW, personally it seems to look better if I delete both surrounding 
newlines - more compact, no loss in clarity.

It might also be nice to see the initial point position on the first 
line under the separator. That could emphasize continuity with the 
previous interface - that the hints are sort of a separate UI area.

WDYT?

diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el b/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el
index e71e91e3c0a..2a25dc81a2b 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-dir.el
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ vc-dir-headers
       "(\\[vc-dir-hide-up-to-date]) Hide up-to-date"
       "\n"
       (vc-call-backend backend 'dir-extra-hints)
-     "\n" (make-separator-line) "\n")))
+     (make-separator-line))))
    (concat
     (and vc-dir-show-key-binding-hints vc-dir--key-binding-hints)
     (propertize "VC backend : " 'face 'vc-dir-header)
@@ -1827,6 +1827,8 @@ vc-dir-refresh
        ;; Bzr has serious locking problems, so setup the headers first 
(this is
        ;; mostly synchronous) rather than doing it while dir-status is 
running.
        (vc-dir--set-header def-dir 'reset-footer)
+      (when vc-dir-show-key-binding-hints
+        (goto-char (1+ (length vc-dir--key-binding-hints))))
        (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
          (with-current-buffer vc-dir-process-buffer
            (setq default-directory def-dir)