Am 05.02.2009 10:14, Simon Large schrieb:
> 2009/2/5 Hugh Gibson <hgibson_at_cix.co.uk>:
>
>
>> 3. I suggest that "Revert to this revision" be changed to "Return working
>> copy to this revision". It would also include the sentence "To return to
>> the latest revision, use "Revert"."
>>
>
> I'm not sure that is any clearer. Certainly I can clarify it in the
> docs, but finding a short an unambiguous phrase for the context menu
> is not at all easy.
>
>
>> 4. Then "Revert changes from this revision" could be changed to "Return
>> working copy to this revision only". That's a bit wordy, but consistent.
>> Again, the descriptive text in the help would include the sentence "To
>> return to the latest revision, use "Revert".".
>>
>
> That's not an accurate description. The wordy version would be 'undo
> the effects of this revision in your working copy'. Again docs are
> easy to improve, but if you need a 30" monitor to display the context
> menu ...
>
>
In backup software, it is common to use following terms to describe
those behaviours:
- full backup
- differential backup
- incremental backup
Maybe these 3 give you an idea for a short unambiguous menu text.
-Ulf
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