I've accidentally hit "Delete" when I meant to click "Add" on at least two occasions separated a few months apart. The recycle bin is not an obvious place to look (I had to find this thread) and a massive waste of time.
May I request an alternative enhancement that, unlike the original, doesn't add any extra steps when the use DID intend to delete? 1. When the Delete context menu option is chosen, no filesystem action is performed. Instead the delete action goes on a local queue. This local queue is separate from the svn queue of metadata modifications. 2. The file being deleted stays in the list of local modifications and unversioned files, but its status changes from "unversioned" to "delete unversioned". So to the user, the queued filesystem action appears just like a staged version control action. 3. While the user is working in the Commit dialog, they can choose "Undo Delete" from the context menu, just like "Undo Add" works for cancelling staged actions. Choosing the "Add" action also removes the queued delete action. 4. When the user submits the commit, the filesystem delete actually happens. 5. If the user cancels the commit dialog, the local delete queue can either be thrown away, or the user can be given a Yes/No confirmation dialog at this stage whether to perform the deletions. The commit dialog already has "restore after commit", so a similar local queue already exists. Staging deletion of a file which is versioned with local modifications should also delay actually losing those modifications (moving them to the recycle bin) until the commit is completed. If this feature is deemed too much effort, can TortoiseSVN give the user a global preference to take "Delete" off the context menu for unversioned files? TortoiseSVN is supposed to be exposing version control operations, and "delete an unversioned file" is not a version control operation! Providing easy access to filesystem operations without the shell features like "Undo Delete" is a bug, not a feature. On Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 10:30:23 AM UTC-5 Stefan wrote: > That's not an RFE but an RFD (Request for diminuition): > As you've noticed, the file you deleted was in the recycle bin. That's by > design. Like the windows explorer (on recent Win-versions) does not ask for > confirmation when deleting files, neither does TSVN. > At least not if the file can be moved to the recycle bin. > > if the recycle bin is not available, then TSVN will ask you for > confirmation. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TortoiseSVN" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tortoisesvn/e9ac96c9-ee83-4ef7-8254-d3cf7205f9can%40googlegroups.com.
