technically, if vcdiff is already installed, couldn't it be leveraged to manage any changes made since the file in the filesystem changed? just a thought. /ˈmɪstər/ /ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/@/dʒi/ /meɪl/ /dɒt/ /kɒm/ Benjamin West
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Enrico Tröger enrico.troeger@uvena.dewrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:03:06 +1100, Gordon Wrigley gordon.wrigley@gmail.com wrote:
I'd like to discuss the possibility of changing to a non modal prompt for file change notification. I would prefer a system like gedits, I couldn't find a screenshot of this but for those without access to gedit it is comparable to the handling of popups and passwords in newer versions of firefox.
So far, the count is 2 vs 1 votes :).
I totally don't like those, whatever it is called, bars. At least not for important things and especially not when user input is needed (reload? yes/no).
I saw these things only once or twice in Gedit but I know them from Firefox and it's really annoying. I remember the first few times I just didn't realise them at all and wondered why Firefox isn't asking anymore whether I want to save the entered password.
Such bars may be ok for informational messages or notices but definitely not for warnings or questions with user feedback.
In case of the 'Do you want to reload' dialog when a file has changed, this should be modal as it doesn't make much sense when you already have typed 5 other lines in the file and then you notice 'oh, there is a box asking me to reload the file'. I personally would consider using another software in such a case. The main intention of this dialog is not to annoy users (although during the last days it actually did, sorry :D) but the dialog should warn users and prevent possible data loss by overwriting external changes.
Regards, Enrico
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