Re: Request: Bringing back the log messages combo box

On 4/18/06, OBones <obones.newsgroups@gmail.com> wrote:

> yes, but the BDS UI shows multiline paths. Look at the Search Path,
> you'll see that it has multiple values. Each line is separated by a
> semicolon in the combo box. And frankly, if TortoiseSVN was to stop at

And if you check that path value, you will see that in fact it's not
line separated but semicolon separated. The line separation is just a
nice way to edit those multiple paths.

> the first carriage return, or replace it by a space and stop at the
> hundredth character, I wouldn't mind at all. That was also suggested by

Yes, *you* wouldn't mind. But people complained about that before a lot.

> Ian Brockbank. As I said earlier, the combo box has inherent
> limitations, which are know, and fine by most people. Those who want
> more control still have the button to show up the dialog.
> All I'm saying here is to bring in both solutions. And if you get bug

I really don't like to have both. That's confusing and UI overload.

> reports saying "the combo box does this" or "the combo box does not do
> this", you will be able to simply answer "well, use the dialog box".

That's another issue: we'd have two ways to do the same, but they
won't be equal in functionality. That's what will users confuse even
more.

Stefan

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