Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Higham, Paul
I like the name precisely because of its connotations. Fossil records are kept in perpetuity, are affected neither by bad weather, fashion nor by bad management; nothing but the act of an angry god will change them. But the connotation has to be applied to the right thing. The intended connotati

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Chad Perrin
On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 01:25:55PM -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: > > My only problem with the name is that it's to common a word - searching > for info on fossil keeps turning up paleontological sites. Try searching for "fossil scm". It works for me. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL:

[fossil-users] merging tickets

2011-03-02 Thread Jeff Rogers
Hi all, You can merge a single revision/delta into your current branch with -cherrypick. You can attach a single revision to a ticket by mentioning the ticket id (or a prefix of its uuid?) in the checkin comment (I think - the docs I could find weren't very clear on this). And form the ticket

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Ron Wilson
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Mike Meyer wrote: > My only problem with the name is that it's to common a word - > searching for info on fossil keeps turning up paleontological sites. I was seeking an issue tracking solution that would not require a server. At the time I figured maybe something

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread John Found
>Unfortunately, the train has already left the station. Fossil has been >self-hosting since 2007 and parts of the code have been around for a year >or so prior to that. Fossil might seem like it is in "early stages of >development" to you, since you have only just now discovered it, but it has >

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Mike Meyer
On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:54:15 +0200 "John Found" wrote: > Also look at other similar systems - "Bazaar" - makes allusion with crowds of > developers. "Mercurial" - something very agive, quick, versatile. Mercurial also means erratic, fickle, liable to sudden unpredictable changes. You really want

Re: [fossil-users] Create new theme

2011-03-02 Thread Richard Hipp
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Federico Ramallo wrote: > The reason I'm thinking on add a built-in theme is because I'm thinking on > simply the creating of new projects with the same theme.. fossil config export skin -R template.fossil theme.txt fossil config import -R new-proje

Re: [fossil-users] A helper function I have for a shorter commandline

2011-03-02 Thread Andreas Kupries
On 3/2/2011 9:17 AM, Lluís Batlle i Rossell wrote: > On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 09:05:55AM -0800, Andreas Kupries wrote: >> >> http://paste.tclers.tk/2370 > > Hello, > > "$@" is what you want for quoting arguments maintaining spaces. Thanks. I'll try that. -- Andreas Kupries Senior Tcl Developer Ac

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Gour
On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11:01:48 -0500 Richard Hipp wrote: > Unfortunately, the train has already left the station. No matter where is the train, Fossil is not for those wanting nice logo & name - it offers much more for those who can appreciate it. ;) Sincerely, Gour -- “In the material world,

Re: [fossil-users] A helper function I have for a shorter commandline

2011-03-02 Thread Lluís Batlle i Rossell
On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 09:05:55AM -0800, Andreas Kupries wrote: > > http://paste.tclers.tk/2370 Hello, "$@" is what you want for quoting arguments maintaining spaces. ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-

[fossil-users] A helper function I have for a shorter commandline

2011-03-02 Thread Andreas Kupries
http://paste.tclers.tk/2370 -- Andreas Kupries Senior Tcl Developer ActiveState, The Dynamic Language Experts P: 778.786.1122 F: 778.786.1133 andre...@activestate.com http://www.activestate.com Get insights on Open Source and Dynamic Languages at www.activestate.com/blog ___

Re: [fossil-users] Create new theme

2011-03-02 Thread Richard Hipp
Go to the Admin page and edit the CSS, Header, and Footer. If you want the result to become a built-in theme, that requires recompilation. But you don't really need your theme to be built in. The existing built-in themes are intended as templates from which you can create your own custom look by

[fossil-users] Create new theme

2011-03-02 Thread Federico Ramallo
Hi, I was wondering how could I create a new theme? Do i need to add the theme before compilation? Thanks! ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Richard Hipp
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 10:54 AM, John Found wrote: > Hi all. > First mail to this mail list. Please forgive my audacity - fossil is simply > gorgeous just like SQLite, but it need to be renamed as soon as possible. :) > My point is simple. IMHO, the name "Fossil" provokes some unpleasant > associ

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread Kristoffer Lawson
On 2 Mar 2011, at 17:57, paolo lulli wrote: > I like both the name and the logo. I don't really mind the name. I think it works once you 'get' it. However I'd agree with the original poster that the logo could do with some spicing up. I think the form itself is fine, but it could just do with

Re: [fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread paolo lulli
I like both the name and the logo. Regards, P. 2011/3/2 John Found > Hi all. > First mail to this mail list. Please forgive my audacity - fossil is simply > gorgeous just like SQLite, but it need to be renamed as soon as possible. :) > My point is simple. IMHO, the name "Fossil" provokes some u

[fossil-users] IMHO Fossil needs renaming...

2011-03-02 Thread John Found
Hi all. First mail to this mail list. Please forgive my audacity - fossil is simply gorgeous just like SQLite, but it need to be renamed as soon as possible. :) My point is simple. IMHO, the name "Fossil" provokes some unpleasant associations and have not very propriate connotations. The same ca