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Re: Check for modifications and check repository minor inconsistencies

From: Hans-Emil Skogh <Hans-Emil.Skogh_at_tritech.se>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:48:03 +0000

> I'm not frequently using the "Check repository" button
> in the "Check for modifications" dialog, but occasionally
> it has its uses. Now I found some inconsistencies.
>
> - When right clicking a file that has both local and
> remote modifications the default choice is "Compare with
> base". I suggest this to be renamed to "Compare with
> repository", alternatively "Compare with repository and
> base" or possibly "Compare and preview update" or similar.
>
> - When selecting this option the TortoiseMerge that opens
> have the three files captioned "Theirs - FILENAME : Remote
> file", "Mine - FILENAME : Working Copy" and "Merged -
> (not found)". I would suggest changing these to "Theirs -
> FILENAME : Repository, Revision ###", "Mine - FILENAME :
> Working Copy" and, hmmm, something else than "(not found)".
> Perhaps " (not found)" could be replaced with "Preview"
> or perhaps "Preview (Read only)". I assume that this is
> basically what it is?
>
> - When right clicking a file that has only remote
> modifications the default choice is "Compare with base".
> I suggest this to be renamed to "Compare base with
> repository". Also there the "Remote file" caption could
> be changed to "Repository, Revision ###"
>
> - When right clicking a file that has only remote
> modifications there is a choice to "Compare with working
> copy". This serves no purpose (?) and could be removed.
>
> If I missed anything, I think that the actions should
> clearly state "Compare THIS with THAT" in case that we
> have more than one possible way to do the diff.

Any thoughts about the suggestions? Good? Bad? Other ideas?

Hans-Emil

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