SteveKing wrote:
> Subversion 1.2 will have locking. It works like this:
> - an svn:needs-lock property can be set on files, which then
> Subversion makes readonly to indicate that a user has to get a lock
> on such a file first. Such a file can't be committed if the working
> copy doesn't have the lock first.
> - A file can be locked by a user. That lock isn't assigned to the user
> directly but to the working copy. Because a user can have several
> working copies (at work, at home, ...).
> - To find out if a file is locked in another working copy, the
> repository has to be contacted and asked for that information.
> - The information if a file is locked in the current working copy can
> be done without contacting the repository.
And also, as Mark said, files _can_ be locked without svn:needs-lock.
But I don't think we should show these locks in an overlay.
> So, what information do we have to present to users directly (i.e.
> with overlays) and what information isn't that important so the user
> can ask for that information through a command?
>
> - is a file versioned? That information is crucial. [snip] agreed.
> - is a file modified? Important information. [snip] agreed.
> - is a file conflicted? Not so important information. You can see
> that a conflict occurred in the progress dialog when you do an update
> too, and you can't commit a conflicted file. So there would be no
> real harm if that overlay would go down the drain.
Disagree in part. I think this is important, although if it degrades
gracefully to 'modified' if we run out of icon slots then it's not so
bad. But I would not want to lose this unless we have to.
> - is a file added? Not really important. A 'modified' overlay would be
> enough here.
Agree with that - we could certainly save an icon there, and that would
be a very good way of not increasing our overlay count at all.
> - is a file/folder deleted? Important information. [snip] agreed.
> Now for the new locking information:
> - Do I need to Lock a file first before editing? Important
> information. Some editors don't warn you that a file is write
> protected and let you change it. Only when you try to save it you
> will get an error message
> and the editor will offer you an alternative location to save the file
> to. But that might be too late - you already spent time editing the
> file. And if someone else locked that file and edited it, your changes
> are lost. The problem here is: it's an important information, but an
> overlay for this won't really help. If you open a project in an IDE,
> you don't see the overlays there, and the files in that project might
> be spread over several folders. So you wouldn't even see it in the
> explorer right away.
> But, I still want to see right away if I have to get a lock on a file
> or not to edit it. So I know I have to edit a file, I browse to it in
> the explorer. Do I have to lock it? I can't see it without an overlay
> right away. I could try to just lock it and check if the lock
> succeeds - IMHO not a good way.
> So I suggest adding an overlay for that.
But you just said an overlay won't really help ;-)
> Let's call it 'lock needed'
> and use a key as symbol (other suggestions are welcome of course).
> That overlay would show if a file is versioned and would otherwise
> have the 'normal' overlay (green checkmark). Other status will
> override that overlay (i.e. 'modified' has priority over that
> overlay, because if such a file is modified you've screwed up badly ;)
Agreed. Red key, or no-entry sign.
> About having that overlay propagate up in the tree: I don't think that
> would be very helpful. The svn:needs-lock property will be set on all
> binary files, and usually you don't edit all binary files in a folder
> at once. So there will always be some readonly files somewhere in your
> working copy and that propagated overlay doesn't really tell you
> anything.
Agreed.
> - Do I have files locked? Also an important information. Not so
> important as for e.g. VSS since other users can steal a lock from you
> if you're too lazy to give the lock back, but still you should know
> that
> you have some locks left in your working copy.
> So, another overlay for this? Maybe, I'm not sure about that. If we do
> so, this overlay would have to be propagated up the tree and be shown
> on parent folders like the 'modified' overlay.
> But usually, you don't lock files you don't want to edit (if you do
> so, you might get trouble with your teammates!) so you know which
> files you have locked. And of course, you will see the locked files
> in the commit dialog (not implemented yet, but soon). So that might
> be enough? Comments?
I have come round to thinking that this is not really necessary. 'Check
for Modifications' should of course alert you to the number of locks you
have. I think this would be a wasted overlay.
Simon
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Received on Thu Apr 14 18:38:38 2005