Re: Hidden registry settings documentation

On 9/28/07, Simon Large <simon.tortoisesvn@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 28/09/2007, Alexander Klenin <klenin@gmail.com> wrote:
> > How should 'hidden' registry settings be documented?
> > One could argue that they should not be, since they are 'hidden',
> > but currently 'Registry Settings' manual section documents some but
> > not all of them.
> > Keys ConfigDir and CacheTrayIcon are documented, but e.g.
> > ProcPath, TMergePath, MergeLogSeparator, ColumnsEveryWhere (what's
> > this btw?) are not.

The ProcPath, TMergePath and others with *Path are created on install
and used by the shell extension to find the exe files to call. They're
not documented because they're completely internal and *must not be
messed with*.

MergeLogSeparator should be documented.
ColumnsEveryWhere should be documented too: if set to true (DWORD !=
0), then the SVN columns in the explorer are enabled even outside
working copies. The default is that they're not shown (you can't
activate those columns if you're not inside a working copy).

> > I have just added another hidden key, AutocompleteRemovesExtensions.
> > Should I document it?
>
> Yes please. I don't believe these settings should be truly hidden and
> undocumented. They don't appear in the GUI, normally because they are
> used by very few people and would only serve as a distraction for most
> others. Not documenting the registry settings just means more
> questions on the mailing list.

http://tortoisesvn.net/hidden_registry

Stefan

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