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Re: feature request: making rename dialog easier to use

From: Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2006-08-29 18:40:55 CEST

Noel Grandin wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just ran across this:
>
> "It is not possible to rename a file by changing the case of its name
> alone.
> For example, you can't make MyFile.txt become MYFILE.txt.
> Please consult the documentation for a way to work around this
> Subversion limitation"
>
> However, despite diligently searching TortoiseSVN's documentation, I
> found nothing.
> I had to wander around the online FAQ for some time before I found the
> appropriate entry.
>
> It would be more user-friendly if the dialog either
>
> (a) more explicitly mentioned the location of the solution (in the
> online FAQ)
>
> or, better yet
>
> (b) that part of the FAQ was copied into the subversion documentation,
> and the dialog included a hyperlink which opened the documentation to
> the correct place.

Just added the content of the FAQ entry to our docs. They're now easy to
find with the search function in the help file. Unfortunately, it's not
possible (without some major coding) to just add a link to that error
message which opens the help file at the required position :(

Stefan

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