Re: Feature Request: New context menu item: TortoiseSVN|Checkout TortoiseSVN

Andy Levy wrote:
> On 10/15/07, Hannes Eder <Hannes@hanneseder.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > TortoiseCVS has the following feature:
> >
> > (1) hit the right mouse button on a non TortoiseCVS folder or on
> the empty area of the explorer.
> >
> > (2) in the context for TortoiseCVS select "CVS|checkout
> TortoiseCVS" (ok, at least I assume it will say so in English, as I
> am using the German Version saying: "CVS|TortoiseCVS auschecken")
> >
> > (3) this checks out the source tree for TortoiseCVS
> >
> > I think it would be cool to have something similar for
> TortoiseSVN. This maybe gets more load on the source repo, but on
> the other hand it maybe gets more developer involved in the project.
> >
> > Comments?
>

> You mean to put another item on the context menu whose sole purpose
> is to check out a specific repository?

Jepp.

And by specific repository I mean the TortoiseSVN repository, and check it out to let's say the "tortoisesvn" folder.

> IMHO, this would be clutter and a waste.

TortoiseCVS does only so when clicking on a non CVS folder (or empty space resp.). I'll recommend to the same for TortoiseSVN, and in that case the context menu only contains 7 items (Repo-browser, Export..., Create repository here..., Import..., Help, Settings, About).

> People who want to work on the code will know where to look for it
> and check it out themselves.
> [snip]
> I fail to see how it will get more developers involved.

Sure, it just makes it a bit easier, and I confess it did work with TortoiseCVS for me. I checked out the code, sneaked around and got curious about it.

> Those who don't will just be annoyed by yet another context menu
> item. [snip] I have enough trouble getting semi-technical people to
> understand working copies vs. the repository, throwing yet another
> item on the menu and then telling everyone "just ignore that, you'll
> never want to use it, pretend it's not there" (or having to
> configure their workstations to hide it) would just add to the
> troubles.

I agree on that, I didn't have non/semi-technical people in mind. I just saw the feature on TortoiseCVS and thought: "oh, that would be nice to have it for TortoiseSVN as well", therefore I brought it up on the mailing list. Well, it's not up to me to decide.

Best,
-Hannes

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Received on Tue Oct 16 09:36:36 2007