From b30c65dd89d46c44d534e719725909575bce47e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Laurent Cozic Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:23:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 6c4665318..1be163078 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ If you want to add a new feature, consider asking about it before implementing i Building the apps is relatively easy - please [see the build instructions](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/master/BUILD.md) for more details. +Pull requests that automatically change many files tend to be rejected (for example changes that automatically update the code styling, or to add new lines to many files, or to automatically convert images to a different format) so if you have such a pull request in mind, please discuss it first in the forum. + # Coding style There are only two rules, but not following them means the pull request will not be accepted (it can be accepted once the issues are fixed): - **Please use tabs, NOT spaces.** -- **Please do not add or remove optional characters, such as spaces or colons.** Please setup your editor so that it only changes what you are working on and is not making automated changes elsewhere. The reason for this is that small white space changes make diff hard to read and can cause needless conflicts. \ No newline at end of file +- **Please do not add or remove optional characters, such as spaces or colons.** Please setup your editor so that it only changes what you are working on and is not making automated changes elsewhere. The reason for this is that small white space changes make diff hard to read and can cause needless conflicts.