Re: Feature request - Log dialog

2009/12/19 Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>:
> On 18.12.2009 09:23, Lübbe Onken wrote:
>> Hans-Emil wrote:
>>> Maybe the wording on the option could be clearer? Unrelated to what?
>>
>> I think one of the problem lies in the double negation. We programmers
>> tend to use boolean logic even when we write text :)
>>
>> If we changed "Hide unrelated changed paths" into "Show only changed
>> paths" or "Show only affected paths", we have a positive option instead
>> of double negative.

Should this be "Show only selected paths"? That's what we are talking
about - the paths you had selected in Explorer when the dialog was
invoked.

>> Unchecked - show no "unrelated" paths.
>> Half - show all paths and highlight unrelated paths in grey.
>> Checked - show all paths without highlighting.
>>
>> Am I allowed to ask the question why we have three states at all? Half
>> checked provides all information: a) it shows all paths b) it highlights
>> them. "Checked" reduces the information again.
>> IMHO we could drop the third state and go with unchecked/checked, where
>> checked shows all paths with highlighting. Unless someone can convince
>> me that we really need three states off course.

Simon

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