Re: User confusion over "Revert"

Stefan Küng wrote:
> Simon Large wrote:
>> 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.
>
> So it's still a valid choice.

Agreed. The docs explain what it does, although they do point out the
conflict of meaning between the two uses of "Revert".

>> If it need changing then "Back out changes from this revision" sounds
>> good to me.
>
> But doesn't "Back out" also mean to run away?

Well it's a term I have heard used on this list ;-) Is "--run-away" a
subversion option too?

> I'd prefer to keep the menu entry as it is now. We had this discussion
> once before, with many other suggestions too. And "Revert" was the final
> choice all agreed on.

That's as good an argument as any.

Simon

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