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Re: Feature request: different overlays for switched folders

From: Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:29:01 +0200

On 01.07.2010 17:18, Glenn Carr wrote:
> I'm not exactly sure what makes sense here, but what I would like is
> some visual indication that a sub-folder that has been switched
> doesn't point to the same svn repository as its parent.
>
> I've really just started working with branches, and I really enjoy
> the fact that I can switch only a portion of my work area, down under
> the trunk root, and have only that portion of my code be switched.
> But, a problem I have is difficulty remembering to which branch my
> work area is currently pointing.
>
> It's easy enough to do a command-line 'svn status' and see the 'S' in
> the 5th column, but would it be possible to indicate the same
> information in the explorer shell with an icon overlay?
>
> Thanks for the consideration, and thanks for your continued work on a
> great tool.

Since the overlays in windows are limited and TSVN already is using more
than are available (Win7 introduced a few more, so even less are
available for apps), there's no way we will add another overlay.

But in the Check-For-Modifications dialog you can also see the switched
items.

Stefan

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