Re: [Subclipse-users] How to comment a commit while comparing differences ?

On 7/6/07, Maxim Doucet <maxim@alamaison.fr> wrote:
> When using the Commit dialog box, a list of files to commit is
> displayed. I often use this list to compare my local files with their
> base revisions to help me filling the "Comment" field.
>
> The Compare dialog box appear when double-clicking on the files. Though,
> when the Compare dialog appears, the focus is locked on it and thus it
> is impossible to write the comment while seeing the differences.
>
> So I wonder if there is a way to comment a commit while checking the
> differences.
>
> For information, I am using eclipse 3.3 with subclipse 1.2.3 under linux.

There really isn't. Because the commit dialog is modal, the compare
dialog also has to be.

Some people use the Synch view and do the compares there, possibly in
combination with the Change Set feature. But I do not think that
completely resolves the issue as the comment dialog is still modal.

-- 
Thanks
Mark Phippard
http://markphip.blogspot.com/
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