Bug 85023

Summary: RFE: rapid switching between the internal diff and an external one
Product: [Applications] cervisia Reporter: Gianluca Sforna <gs>
Component: generalAssignee: Christian Loose <christian.loose>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 2.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: RedHat Enterprise Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Gianluca Sforna 2004-07-12 18:42:43 UTC 
Version:           2.0 (using KDE KDE 3.2.1)
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
OS:                Linux

I often find myself going to:
Settings -> Configure Cervisia -> Diff
to set or remove the external diff viewer option (I often use gvim -d).
I think it would be useful to have a shortcut for the default diff viever even when the external diff is set (example, leave ctrl-D as is and add a ctrl-E that opens the same diff but with the external diff program).

Thank you for a wonderful aide to CVS newbies like me.

Gianluca
Comment 1 Christian Loose 2004-08-25 13:48:26 UTC 
Hi,

Is there a specific reason why you're switching between the external and internal diff? Why don't you always use the external diff program?

Christian
Comment 2 Gianluca Sforna 2004-08-25 17:03:29 UTC 
smart question... 
Basically, the internal diff in faster to load, so it is more efficient when I need to compare several revisions in a row. Moreover, I find the internal diff quite clear in showing where the diffs are and how much of them you have.

On the other hand, I often miss the ability of the internal one to actually modify the file, so I pass the files to gvim and edit the file as needed.

Thanks for your time
Comment 3 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 05:30:47 UTC 
Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.
Comment 4 Gianluca Sforna 2021-03-09 07:42:55 UTC 
Thanks for reminding me I left this open for so long!

I had no idea the project was still active, I stopped using CVS a looooong time ago :) and completely forgot.

Regards

Gianluca