--- a/.hgrc
+++ b/.hgrc
@@ -72,8 +72,17 @@ sl = log -Gr smart -Tsl
 si = incoming -GTsl
 sl. = log -Gr 'smart and ::.' -Tsl
 
+[templatealias]
+sl_branch = '{ifeq(branch,"default","","{label(black_background, branch)} ")}'
+sl_node = '{label("log.changeset changeset.{phase}", shortest(node))}'
+sl_user = '{label("grep.user", author|user)}'
+sl_tags = '{label("tags.normal", if(tags," {tags}"))}'
+sl_book = '{label("sl.book", if(bookmarks," {bookmarks}"))}'
+sl_topic = '{label("sl.topic", if(topics," {topics}"))}'
+sl_desc = '{label(ifcontains(rev, revset('.'), 'desc.here'),desc|firstline)}'
+
 [templates]
-sl = '{ifeq(branch,"default","","{label(black_background, branch)} ")}{label("log.changeset changeset.{phase}", shortest(node))} {label("grep.user", author|user)}{label("tags.normal", if(tags," {tags}"))}{label("sl.book", if(bookmarks," {bookmarks}"))}{label("sl.topic", if(topics," {topics}"))}\n{label(ifcontains(rev, revset('.'), 'desc.here'),desc|firstline)}'
+sl = '{sl_branch}{sl_node} {sl_user}{sl_tags}{sl_book}{sl_topic}\n{sl_desc}'
 
 [color]
 sl.book = magenta bold