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Re: [TSVN] Difference between HEAD and head

From: Simon Large <slarge_at_slarge.plus.com>
Date: 2005-05-17 09:38:08 CEST

Lübbe Onken wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
>>> In r3365 the strings "Compare &HEAD Revisions" and "Compare &Head
>>> Revisions" were added to Tortoise.pot. Is the difference on purpose,
>>> and if so, what is the difference?
>>
>> IMO it should read HEAD in both cases. I'll fix the resources
>> and update the .pot file
>
> We're not consistent. Most of the time we use "Head", sometimes
> "HEAD". What shall we do?
> Head is easier on the eyes, but HEAD is a defined Subversion term?

I don't like ALL_UPPERCASE, but it does make it clearer that we are
talking about the same thing as subversion, so I would go with HEAD
throughout (where it has that precise meaning).

Simon

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