Re: Re: Feature request "Shift compare"

On 10/6/07, Stefan.Fuhrmann@etas.de <Stefan.Fuhrmann@etas.de> wrote:
> (1) Simplify diff & merge tool config:
Filed issue #397, although it seems to me that auto-search for
existing tools will
be somewhat problematic part.

> (2) Generalize shift compare:
>
> * TSVN should allow for an arbitrary length list of tool
> configurations for diff and merge tools. However, only
> the first 8 entries can be reached through a key-combi.
> * TSVN-internal tools can be assigned to list entries.
> * Duplicate entries are allowed
How should this interact with per-mime-type and per-extension lists?
We might end up having many-to-many relationship between tools and file types,
and need RDBMS to manage it ;-)

> * Reordering entries via drag'n'drop would be nice.
> * Have the list accessible in the respective context menu.
Sure, would be good.

> * Assignment of keys to entries (obvious binary system):
>
> - 0: <NO KEY>
> - 1: <SHIFT>
> - 2: <CTRL>
> - 3: <CRTL-SHIFT>
> - 4: <ALT>
> - 5: <ALT-SHIFT>
> - 6: <ALT-CTRL>
> - 7: <ALT-SHIFT-CRTL>
>
> * empty entries are allowed. Request bubbles up the list
> until an entry is found. If none is found, it bubbles
> down until an entry is found. Default to TSVN-internal
> tool, if no entry is found.

I do not know, sounds like a total overkill to me.
I think we need Stefan^1's opinion on that.

-- 
Alexander S. Klenin
Insight Experts Ltd.
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