Re: Concerning history button

Lübbe Onken wrote:
> You know why I like the dialog? Since it's resizable it can show me more
> information than a combobox or popup menu is ever willing to give away.
> This is especially useful, if I want to choose one of several similar
> commit messages which don't differ in the first 40 characters.

In fact it could be worth making the default size a little bigger too.

There could still be some use in a preview box in this dialog which
displays the full message text to help you select between similar ones.

> For me, apart from not looking as pretty as possible, the dialog has
> improved the handling of previously typed commit messages.

Why does nobody like that button? OK, the margins around it were a bit
tight originally, but it's just a button. How should it get prettier?

> IIRC we had "Last commit messages", which is not much different from
> "recently written". Given 100 users there will always be 5 asking for a
> commit message history no matter what we do.

I think the confusion is between "Commit message" and "Committed
message" in the user's head. S/he thinks (without bothering to look)
that these are messages already committed.

> Summing up the suggestions:
> 1) Move the button to the right again

I have no problem with this; I just can't see why it is important.

> 2) Add a caption "recently written log messages" to the left of the button
> 3) Rename the button "Select" instead of "History"

Isn't that bad GUI to put a label beside a button? In HEAD I believe the
button is bigger and has a "recent messages" caption, and a more verbose
hint.

> 4) Add a hint which explains the function in about as much detail as the
> warning that is now displayed when you want to relocate a working copy :-)

... and advise users to upgrade to a 1600x1200 monitor to display these
hints ;-) Just the excuse I need ...

Simon

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