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Re: [TSVN] release notes

From: Rainer Müller <mueller_rainer_at_gmx.de>
Date: 2005-05-29 01:17:39 CEST

Simon Large wrote:
> First attempt is attached for review.

Ok, I will comment it below.

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> TortoiseSVN 1.2 Release Notes
>
>
> What's New in TortoiseSVN 1.2
>
> * Optional locking ("reserved checkouts")
> * New, much improved overlay cache
> * Better use of overlays when co-existing with TCVS

Write "TortoiseCVS" not all people know what is meant by TCVS.

> * Many improved dialogs
> * Many bugfixes
> * Linked against SVN 1.2
>
>
> Compatibility Concerns
>
[...]
>
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> New Features
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> File Locking (/also requires new server/)
[...]
>
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> New External Status Cache
>
[...]
>
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> Better Use of Overlays
>
[...]
>
>
> Enhancements and Bugfixes
>
> This is a major new release, and almost all the main dialogs have been
> improved in some way, either to add new features or to make them easier
> to use. Some of the main ones are mentioned below. There have also been
> many minor bugfixes.

A link to the changelog would be nice here, like this:
"There have also been many minor bugfixes, see the <a
href="...">changelog</a> for details."

>
>
> Merge Dialog
>
[...]
>
>
> Log Dialog
>
[...]
>
> You can now compare two revisions of a folder. TortoiseSVN will list the
> files which have changed, allowing you to diff each one individually.

Is this really a feature of the log dialog?

[...]
>
>
> Commit Dialog
>
> Autocompletion now picks up some language-dependent keywords (usually
> class/method/variable name) using regular expressions.
>
> Bugtracking integration has been extended using regular expressions,
> making it easier to pick out your issue IDs.

Add a link to the docs with the new specification here.

> Comment history is now inserted at the current cursor position, rather
> than always at the beginning of any e xistingmessage.p
--------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Please fix that :)

>
> Repository Browser
>
> Several new context menu entries, allowing you to export or checkout
> directly from the browser.
>
> Open files using the Windows file asociation, or a program of your choice.
-------------------------------------^

"association" (with double s)

>
> Tortoise Merge
>
> You opt to ignore case differences when viewing file difference. This is
> useful for VB programs, which sometimes get changed by the IDE.

Maybe it would be worth to note the new settings dialog as well...?

Hope my comments are helpful, Rainer

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