Re: Top tip

>> I'd forgotten all about this.  There is a developer console 
>> builtin to BitPim.  (The web site text has been updated).
>> Add "console = 1" to your .bitpim file and it will appear.
> 
> I'd noticed it, what is it for?

Try it.

> The Tortoise bit is very similar to the cvs version. 

I think it is orders of magnitude better.  I always ended up using
the command line instead of Tortoise for CVS.

> I don't like the version tree, it makes no sense. 

There is a deeper discussion of it on the Perforce web site (they
use the same system).

  http://www.perforce.com/perforce/branch.html

Note that they use the term "integration" to mean applying a
change from one place to another (ie we would call it "merge").
In Perforce's case they do remember what has been merged where.
This is useful in companies that have to customise their product
per customer.  Using a gui they can clearly see where changes
have or haven't been applied.

> The merge tool is great, it is the only one I know that lets you
> reverse changes on screen rather than having to use an editor.

It is the only free one.  The big expensive commercial ones (eg
ClearCase) have this kind of thing.  Then again you usually have
one or more people whose only job is to babysit it.

> I'd like to get feedback about the approach I've taken, what are your
> opinions about replacing the tabs with the trees?

I am checking it out now.

Roger


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