Re: Integrating subversion with IM (say gaim) ?

Gregory Piņero wrote:
>> On 8/23/05, *Kalin KOZHUHAROV* <kalin@thinrope.net>
>>
>> I know this might sound crazy, but lately I am spending lots of time
>> discussing some issue with my teammates on gaim. And of course a lot
>> of copy/paste of svn URLs, revisions, even whole commands is going
>> on. So I just got this (brilliant?) idea to try and integrate some
>> subversion commands or at least syntax highlighting in gaim.
>>
>> Has anybody ever had such ideas? Any more food for thought?
>>
>> Some examples:
>>
>> OK, Joe, I think I got it right this time. See svn diff -r213:218
>> https://example.com/repos/prj-A/branches/my-new-feature/
>>
>> Guys, looking at
>> https://example.com/repos/prj-A/trunk/src/poke.c@456:11 I still think
>> that should be 0, not 1. (i.e. line 11 of src/poke.c @ revision 456)
>>
>> Don't you think that he is the bad guy here? svn blame
>> https://example.com/repos/prj-A/trunk/src/build.xml |grep 310
>>
>>
>> Tell me what do you think?

> Here's a wild guess at a quick solution. Install a web viewable
> program for subversion such as viewcvs (I think it's called), then
> you just click on your buddy's link just like a normal web address.

Yes, that is one thing, we have that already.

I was envisioning something like tool tips (no click, mouse-over only)
and syntax highlighting.

Diffs in (* big *) tool tips :-?

Alerts on commit coming to your IM client (instead of e-mail)...

I even got a name for it :-D

svim: SubVersion Instant Messenger

Kalin.

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