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

Mark Phippard a écrit :
> On 7/9/07, Maxim Doucet <maxim@alamaison.fr> wrote:
>> Mark Phippard a écrit :
>> > 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.
>> Yes, and finally the only fix that I found was to open an external text
>> editor to write my comments while comparing files, then copy-paste them
>> to the comment dialog...
>>
>> Maybe I could enter a new "enhancement" in the issue tracker
>> (http://subclipse.tigris.org/project_issues.html)? It would be a place
>> to precise the usability of the commit/compare dialogs.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
> If you want to enter an issue that is fine, but if we could have made
> it work differently we would have already done so.
Ok, I understand, I didn't know it was an already known problem. Then I
read your article about the commit dialog
(http://markphip.blogspot.com/2007/01/features-of-subclipse-commit-dialog.html)...
So yes, no need to enter an issue.

I am not really aware about eclipse's internal but should I guess that
this problem comes from eclipse's architecture (inability to have free
focus between a child and his ancestor window)?

In all cases, thanks for your answers. And now I discovered your blog,
I'll keep an eye on it.

-- 
Maxim Doucet - www.alamaison.fr
sys admin @ la maison
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