Re: [TSVN] Search Logs by Date Range Feature

Allen Cook wrote:
> Basically what I would like is the ability to search the log messages
> between given dates.
<snip>
> I think it’d be useful to be able to only show logs between specific
> dates. Just a button on the “Log Messages” dialog that would allow you
> to put a “Begin” and “End” date would work great. Or a range of
> revisions.

I think that ability to specify date ranges coupled with a search box
like the Thunderbird mail client has, would be a killer feature (though
certainly a development challenge).

One of the arguments used in our company against switching from VSS (&
DevStudio integration) to Subversion & TortoiseSVN has been the
inability to do easy date-range + search string queries.

My first thought when hearing this complaint was "revisions are in
chronological order so just scroll down to the appropriate part of the
revision list, and you can use CTRL-F to find the string you want", but
  this didn't satisfy.

After some consideration I think there *is* real value in being shown
just the criteria you're looking for and not having to visually filter
out where your search dates start/end. Even more significantly, if
you're looking, for example, to find all the log messages that say
"copyright" in them it is much clearer if you are just shown the list of
those revisions, rather than CTRL-F-hopping down the list, checking the
revision date, trying to keep count, and wondering if the search is
going to wrap around to the top again.

I've attached a mock-up screenshot of what the UI might look like.
(And I know that I'm running the risk of Stefan coining a new phrase
like "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but working code is worth
a thousand pictures.") :)

Thoughts?

-Nathan

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