Mark, I gotta agree with you on this one. I also sometimes open "a file, hack it up, and then close without saving the changes." My current solution is to use WinCVS and perform an Update | Get Clean Copy since this option isn't available from within IDEA.
I dont use LCVS and dont know much about the benefits of going this route so I cant comment on the rollback thing. But for my particular situation, I have to rely on a second program (WinCVS) to undo a save I didn't want done in the firstplace. I will stand alone or stand with you and hold fast to the notion that under IDEA shouldn't be making that decision for me, or remove me from the process of making the decision of if I want to save a file. I dont understand the aggresive defensive posture of those defending this "feature". I've got auto-sync turned off for performance reasons and so when I do a CVS Update, I'm immediately out of sync. The world doesn't end. I do manual syncs when needed. If the biggest negative of having a per-file save is an out of sync environment, then why allow me to turn off auto sync if it's that important? Bottom line: if I have files A and B and I want to save changes to A and not B, I can't do it in IDEA. That's sad. Does the current mode of operation hinder my work? No. I work around it. But it's a pain in the ass to have to do this. Why make me save changes to A and B and force me to undo B? I'll see you at the stoning ceremony Mark... "markshotwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Well, I am not against the auto-save and the LVCS, especially as I know more about it. I do think that it can be improved somewhat; the right click to rollback was not very intuitive to me. If anything, I think that the feature can be expanded and improved even more, to make it more valuable. MS Word has auto-save, as does Excel, just a different implementation of it; roll back is primarily by closing the file without saving it. And, sometimes, I open a file, hack it up, copy out what I wanted, and then close without saving the changes. Just an old(bad) habit I still use. :) It just happens to be how things currently are and what I am used to; but I can also get use to some other things(and have) However, with that said, I really conceded the debate few posts back(not that it really did much good); I actually went on a tangent a while back. :) Though, I find a certain irony in all of this. Truth is, I am more concerned about some of the interface features. It is one of the reasons I use JCreator over WASD; more customizable and mouse friendly. JCreator may not(yet) be as fancy as IDEA, but for the price, it gets the job done nicely; the current lack of any real JSP support is my only main issue with it. But, at the same time, some of the features in IDEA are very nice, especially the JSP support. Sometimes, for me(and this is something that is not going to change) IDEA is a royal pain to use, cause I can't do some things easily(for me). I would absolutely love to put a find next and find previous button on the toolbar; I know some people don't. I constantly go for it, but it isn't there. Having to stop and reach for F3 screws up my momentum and flow; and to be honest, annoys me to no end. Sometimes, I am literally working in bed, with my laptop and optical mouse(I love those things), in dim light, and constantly have to change hand positions just causes me more problems; such as my all too common ctrl-c when I meant to ctrl-v(which in IDEA causes me another problem). I really am trying to like the product, but I will like it because it works well for me; not because anyone else tells me that it does/should. Basically, all of the fancy features in the world are not of much value if they are not convenient to me. And, I still say I am seriously disturbed. :) _______________________________________________ Eap-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-bugs
