Re: Lock Property Feature Request

Thurston Stone wrote:
> This is just a suggestion.
>
> I noticed that the Subversion tab on the Window’s Properties of a file
> has Lock owner and Lock creation date. These values aren’t (nor should
> they be) populated automatically if a remote user locks a file. It did
> take me a bit of time, however, to find out how to see who had a lock
> and their comments (using the check for modifications, check repository).
>
> It seems deceptive having a Lock Owner and Lock Creation that can’t be
> populated accurately (unless the lock is local). My suggestion is
> instead of having a Lock owner and Lock creation date in the dialog,
> have a ‘Get Lock Info’ button which can bring up a separate dialog.
> This can check the remote lock and lock information of a file right from
> the properties dialog box (including if a lock was broken or stolen) at
> the user’s request.

You can already see locking information from the "check for
modifications" dialog. And since the properties tab already is crowded,
we really shouldn't add such features there if not absolutely necessary.

Stefan

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