I have been thinking more about the recent changes to drop the Added
overlay. I wonder if it is really necessary to do this? I agree
completely that using Modified as a substitute works, but using both works
better. It seems to me that the only reason to dump this overlay, and
indeed to not add new ones such as one showing that a Lock is held, is to
be a "good citizen". We know that Windows has a limit, so we will try not
to be wasteful in using the overlays so as not to effect other apps. I
suppose this is admirable, but is it really necessary? For example, I do
not use TCVS or any other products that use overlays, why should I lose
these features which are helpful?
Couldn't we do something like assign a GUID to these overlays that would
make them very low priority, so as not to steal slots from other apps, and
then supplement that with code that detects when they will not be used and
switches to a substitute, such as the Modified overlay? It looks like
this was recently done anyway, why not just take it to the next level and
use more overlays when possible?
I guess I am just thinking ahead into Subclipse when I add the same
features. In Eclipse there is no limit on overlays, so we will probably
add overlays for these locking features, but also leave the one for Add. I
just like that I have been able to make the Subclipse UI consistent with
TortoiseSVN in this and other areas. It is a shame that we will have to
diverge on this point.
Comments? Just thinking out loud.
Mark
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