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[Subclipse-users] Re: Enhancement? "Smarter Browsing" Browse repo starting at current depth, rather than root.

From: Jamie Jackson <myspamb8_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:56:52 -0400

Submitted, FYI: http://subclipse.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=785

On 7/28/08, Jamie Jackson <myspamb8_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to submit an enhancement request, but I want to filter it
> through the list first:
>
> When, for instance, I do a switch, currently, the following happens:
>
> Working copy is at:
> https://myrepo/projectA/branches/featureA
> And I want to switch to:
> https://myrepo/projectA/branches/featureB
>
> ...In the switch dialog, if I hit the "Select..." button, it drops me
> all the way to the repo root:
> https://myrepo/
>
> However, I'd prefer to start at the current location, so the desired behavior:
>
> Working copy is at:
> https://myrepo/projectA/branches/featureA
> And I want to switch to:
> https://myrepo/projectA/branches/featureB
>
> ...In the switch dialog, if I hit the "Select..." button, it would
> drop me in the current path:
> https://myrepo/projectA/branches/featureA
>
> ...then I go up one directory, and select the featureB branch.
>
> TortoiseSVN got me used to this convention, and this behavior seems to
> work best for me almost all the time, so I find myself wishing for
> this feature when switching/merging, etc.
>
> I realize there would need to be some sort of error handling when the
> current WC location no longer exists in the repo, but this is
> something that I think, say, TortoiseSVN handles in a fairly intuitive
> way.
>
> So, I want to confirm that this enhancement request is:
> A) Valid (there's no config option to enable the behavior)
> B) Is not already requested
>
> Please let me know...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jamie
>

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