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Re: Feature request: Diff for directories

From: Joseph Galbraith <galb_at_vandyke.com>
Date: 2006-10-26 17:29:04 CEST

Shai Berger wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I've seen a request in this list, from about 18 months ago, for
> directory diff. I was unable to understand from the list what finally
> became of that request, so I hope this message is not too much of a
> nuisance.
>
>
> What I am asking for is not really a new feature, but rather a
> clarifying of interface: I want an easy way to compare a directory in
> the working copy with the repository. The functionality is all there,
> but not where I was looking for it: I expected to see a "diff" option in
> the tortoise submenu when I right-click a versioned directory, and it
> wasn't there. However, I can get exactly what I want by clicking "create
> patch": I see a list of the modified files, with an easy way to see the
> differences in each.
>
>
> So, I want the "create patch" functionality to be available as "diff"
> from the tortoise submenu when I right-click a versioned directory.
> Then, there is a slight other modification: the buttons in the dialog
> are "ok/cancel", which makes sense for "create patch", but when the
> dialog is opened as "diff", it makes more sense to title them "save as
> patch/close".
>
> I think this would be more intuitive, as it is more in line with the
> command-line svn.

It is also there as 'Check for Modifications'.

Thanks,

Joseph

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