Re: "Retrieve Revision as..." default file name

Jens,

> > So the effect would be something like that:
> > .#1.3.45.foo.cpp
> 
> That will make the file invisible on Unix-flavored 
> operating systems, where files starting with a 'dot' 
> are considered 'hidden', i.e. only visible if the user 
> chooses to see all the clutter.

Which is actually a *good* thing! After all the CVS backup files start 
with dots for a reason and both those backup files and our retrieved 
files are essentially clutter. E.g. you don't want them to 
accidentally get checked in. For that reason the .#* wildcard is in 
the default CVS ignore list.

To address the Oliver's concerns we should actually add the .bak 
suffix and we're done (yes, I know that's not what you had in mind ;), 
so the example would look like that:

.#1.3.45.foo.cpp.bak

It's got prety good shape now. Not only it follows the CVS convention 
but at the same time avoids potential conflicts with CVS backup files, 
escapes the grep-ing on Unixy OS's, sails safely off the file-hungry 
Java compiler, file-hungry "cvs add *.*" command and file-hungry 
search in files in Visual Studio.

> Having the name first will also make sure the files are sorted 
> by their 'real' name in the file browser, which IMHO is what 
> you'd usually want.

Not really. I want that retrieved file as far away from the real file 
actually ;)

I guess that user expects different things depending what he plans to 
do with the retrieved file.

> To make things [over-?] perfect, this could be a configurable 
> option where we could specify three placeholders for 
> ORIGINAL_NAME, REVISION and ORIGINAL_EXTENSION. (Might be a bit 
> overkill to have a pref for this, though...)

It is overkill ;)

> Or maybe a simpler option that allows to choose between 
> "foo.#.rev.extension" and "foo.extension.#.revision" would be 
> sufficient (should be a per-sandbox setting)?

Yes, that might be a good middle-ground solution. We already have the 
graph options in WinCvs which controls the graphics for now but we can 
easily add the settings for retrieve version command. 

On top of that we might have the settings whether to add ".bak" suffix 
or not. So for example the set of options would be grouped under 
"Retrieve revistion" as follows:
- Radio buttons or combo box selection:
  1. Append revision to the end of file name
  2. Insert revision at the front of file name
- Add ".bak" suffix

Or maybe we should provide more detailed settings for all temporary 
file names as well? It may be worth the effort if we can apply 
consistant format for all of them...

Best Regards,
Jerzy


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