--- a/.hgrc
+++ b/.hgrc
@@ -60,3 +60,19 @@ qseries.unapplied = magenta bold
 
 [phases]
 publish=false
+
+# Config tricks from mpm for smartlog
+[alias]
+sl = log -Gr smart -Tsl
+
+[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}"))}\n{label(ifcontains(rev, revset('.'), 'desc.here'),desc|firstline)}'
+
+[color]
+sl.book = magenta bold
+changeset.draft = magenta
+changeset.secret = red
+desc.here = inverse
+
+[revsetalias]
+smart = (parents(not public()) or not public() or . or head()) and (not obsolete() or unstable()^)