Re: User confusion over "Revert"

Kevin Greiner wrote:
> On 1/27/06, si <sshnug.si@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> IMHO the use of "Revert" on the context menu is confusing for users and
>>> should be replaced with another synonym that doesn't clash with the more
>>> common SVN use of Revert. My (poor) suggestions are; "Back out" and "Undo".
>> Restore?
>> Replace with?
>
> Doesn't svn's definition of "merge" include the idea that I'm changing
> my working copy (but not the repository) based on some revision or
> branch?

Strictly speaking what TSVN is doing is a merge, (with revision numbers
reversed). But using "merge" in this context would I think be confusing
to non command-line users.

"Revert" is a little misleading, because of its use for discarding local
changes. However, the SVN devs do use the term in this sense.

"Undo" is potentially misleading, because you cannot undo anything in
the repo.

"Replace with" and "Restore" are no good because they do not refer to
the selected revisions that you got the context menu from.

"Rollback" has potential, but in VSS that means throw away changes
permanently from the repository, which is not what we are doing.

If it need changing then "Back out changes from this revision" sounds
good to me.

Simon

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