Andy Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've only been using Monotone for a few weeks, and then only to
> evaluate it, but already I've experienced +dozens+ of instances of
> reading a revision ID out ... to myself. I +never+ copy and paste.
I can only postulate what type of environment you're working in, since
I can't grab the info from your email (gmail account). If you're
working, for instance, in a console or terminal-based session and do
not have access to a mouse, consider using the application screen(1).
You can perform a copy-and-paste operation using a few meta-key
combinations and key navigation similar to vi.
1. replace shell with screen instance with "exec screen"
2. Press ^A^c to create a new
3. Run a monotone command to generate output "monotone status"
4. Press ^A^[ to drop into copy-and-paste mode
5. Use h, j, k, l to navigate up and down terminal window
6. Hit [SPACE] to make begin mark
7. Hit [SPACE] to make end mark
8. Press ^Ap to flip to previous screen
9. Enter an editor for your notes "vi notes.txt"
10. Press "i" to enter edit mode in vi
11. Press ^A] to paste contents of screen clipboard into current
screen, and thus into the vi buffer.
12. Save document.
13. Flip over to the next screen to perform work again: ^An
> For example, I often make notes about the revision history, and that
> involves writing down at least part of the ID; I have to say the
> thing over to myself just so I can write it down right.
>
> I appreciate that many people copy and paste - all that means is
> that we should use underscores to seperate the digit groups.
Dashes, underscores, and yes even spaces would all work well. I say
spaces because even in a shell environment, one can prime the
command-line with a single or double quote before the copy-and-paste
operation.
% monotone COMMAND 'PASTE_OPERATION'[ENTER]
In any case, spaces doen't make it any easier compared to dashes or
underscores (I'd be partial to dashes, given the choice). It really
is just a visual representation that might make patterns easier to
recognize, but beyond that functionality, I don't see any reason for
it.
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Chad Walstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.wookimus.net/
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