Re: TSVN export feature

On 25.08.2012 10:33, Simon Large wrote:
> Hi Stefan,
>
> I was about to correct the docs for TSVN export which still refer to
> multiple .svn directories in a working copy. Since 1.7.0 there have
> been a few questions about why the Export has lost some features and
> the official answer is that because it is now easy to delete the
> single .svn directory it simply isn't needed any more. I'd like to
> suggest a couple of reasons why that is not always the case.
>
> 1. Unnecessary copying. Imagine you want to export your 20GB WC to a
> network drive. Copying that .svn folder will take a lot of time and
> bandwidth.
>
> 2. Explorer not showing hidden files. Maybe I'm in a minority but I
> use this setting, so copying a WC and deleting the .svn folder now
> requires extra steps to show hidden folders, delete the .svn folder
> and then hide hidden folders.
>
> Of course these are not really very big issues - I hardly ever use
> Export myself - but if the code is still there why not make it
> accessible?

If you right-drag a working copy root (where an .svn folder is present),
then you still get the menu.
But for subfolders of a working copy, you don't get that menu because
it's the *exact* same as the default windows copy option.

Stefan

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