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Re: usability snag

From: Peter McNab <mcnab_p_at_melbpc.org.au>
Date: 2006-08-03 01:04:31 CEST

Gunnlaugur Þór Briem wrote:
> Hi,
>
> here's a little usability idea.
>
> In the commit dialog, I tend to go down the list right-clicking each file
> and doing "Compare with Base" to see what I'm about to commit. I
> right-click and select the first option in the context menu, and this
> motion becomes semi-automatic.
>
> But for files that are "added", not "modified", the first option in the
> context menu is Revert. It does ask for confirmation before reverting, but
> in this pre-commit scan mode one tends to be a little absent-minded and
> rash. For a person in that state, this location of Revert invites loss of
> work. (I had a close call just now.)
>
>
>
Instead of using right click- menu- you could try using double click on
the file of interest in the commit dialog to bring up the diff. It's
consistent and less work.

Peter

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