Dirk,

I dislike the way you think,
Why are you excluding others from this beer drinking event?

Jorde

P.s I still have to get version 1.1 and check it.

On 2 dec. 2010, at 17:57, Dirk Stoop <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey Marijn,
> 
> I like the way you think, especially that last sentence.
> 
> Drop me a line by email and let's meet up sometime.
> 
> - Dirk
> 
> On Dec 2, 3:19 pm, Marijn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Dirk,
>> 
>> I'm sorry, I have a lot of trouble with your suggested solution and
>> your argumentation.
>> If I wanted to create scripts to enhance my workflow I'd probably not
>> want to use a GUI in the first place.
>> And wouldn't you say that the interface is already too cluttered if
>> comparisons can be initiated from so many places in the app? Who
>> knows...
>> I don't know cocoa but my guess is that adding an extra menu "open
>> with" shouldn't be that hard.
>> Or adding a menu when you hold down the remote/local changes button
>> showing you a list of editors to select from.
>> I find it odd that thus far I'm the only one that has requested this
>> "feature"/"reported this bug" but I guess there aren't a lot of people
>> merging since it's not supported from within Versions.
>> I understand that managing expectations is hard and that development
>> in general is even harder.
>> Though IMO I've always gotten the feeling that 1.1 would be a
>> significant upgrade.
>> I love the fact that I can organize my bookmarks in folders and the
>> new timeline view is a big improvement.
>> But the fact that you still can't switch between "show all" and
>> "changed" view without losing the way you had expanded folders is
>> really annoying.
>> Maybe that's just me but most of the issues that are important
>> regarding workflow have not yet been resolved which is really too bad
>> if your waiting a year for an update.
>> 
>> Again this is starting to look way too much like a rant which is not
>> why I'm here. Apologies for that, maybe grabbing a beer together would
>> be a better forum for this discussion :-)
>> 
>> Kindest regards,
>> 
>> Marijn
>> 
>> On Dec 2, 2:09 pm, Dirk Stoop <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi Marijn,
>> 
>>> With the many places in the app that let you open a comparison, just
>>> adding this one 'simple feature' is very hard to do without making
>>> Versions' interface more complicated.
>> 
>>> Secondly, so far you're the only person who requested this feature. We
>>> prioritize the features we implement by which ones – we believe – have
>>> the biggest impact.
>> 
>>> This one didn't make the cut primarily for the first reason — we don't
>>> want to clutter Versions' interface and destroy the best thing about
>>> Versions, but also for the second.
>> 
>>> I think the real solution to this particular feature request is
>>> scriptability, maybe similar to how some apps let you add your own
>>> scripts to a menu somewhere in the app (complete with keyboard
>>> shortcuts). That's a major undertaking, and therefore will have to be
>>> weighed against other 'big features', but it's a lot more appealing to
>>> me than adding an option to temporarily switch diffing apps for every
>>> comparison everywhere in the app.
>> 
>>> I hope this sheds some light on why this 'one simple issue' hasn't
>>> been 'resolved' in 1.1.
>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> - Dirk
>> 
>>> the Versions team
>> 
>>> On Dec 2, 12:15 pm, Marijn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>> I'm really disappointed to see that this issue has not been resolved
>>>> in 1.1
>> 
>>>> Was my problem set unclear?
>>>> To me it seems pretty straightforward that one would love to merge
>>>> with FileMerge and view changes with Kaleidoscope.
>> 
>>>> The workflow to support that right now is non-existent at best.
>> 
>>>> Damn, I hate the fact that I've become such a negative nancy when it
>>>> comes to Versions...
>> 
>>>> Kindest regards,
>> 
>>>> Marijn
>> 
>>>> On Nov 18, 12:22 pm, Marijn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>>> It's not as much the support for Kaleidoscope itself but more for
>>>>> having the option to switch between filemerge en Kaleidoscope. Using
>>>>> the former for merging and the latter for viewing changes.
>> 
>>>>> Anyway, I'm abandoning SVN in favor of Git. This is only a concern for
>>>>> me on the project I'm about to finish. I merely wanted to point out
>>>>> the problem set this creates for people that have to merge changes now
>>>>> and again when they use Kaleidoscope.
>> 
>>>>> Kindest regards,
>> 
>>>>> Marijn
>> 
>>>>> On Nov 17, 9:27 pm, Rob Rye <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>> I have licenses for both. I don't really see any significant difference 
>>>>>> in the support for using Kaleidoscope in Cornerstone as compared with 
>>>>>> Versions.
>> 
>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>> On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:03 AM, Marijn wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>> My trial copy of CS expired so I cannot confirm for 100% but as I
>>>>>>> remember it has a "Compare with" option on a per file bases.
>> 
>>>>>>> Exactly what we need in Versions...
>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 8, 10:04 pm, Dirk Stoop <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Maybe I'm missing something, but exactly how does Cornerstone have
>>>>>>>> better support for Kaleidoscope than Versions?
>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> - Dirk
>> 
>>>>>>>> On Oct 28, 7:44 pm, Marijn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>>> Funny, the competition has better support for using Kaleidoscope than
>>>>>>>>> Sofa itself...
>> 
>>>>>>>>> http://www.zennaware.com/cornerstone
>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Oct 17, 4:49 pm, Quinn Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Don't assume it won't be in the future. This email group is not the 
>>>>>>>>>> only way to get the devs' attention, or to judge what will and won't 
>>>>>>>>>> be supported. Check out the FAQ and email them directly here:
>> 
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/support
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>  - Quinn
>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 17, 2010, at 5:40 AM, Marijn wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Well I take it this is not supported and given the lack of team
>>>>>>>>>>> response it won't be in the future either...
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 11, 7:08 pm, Quinn Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's true, no merge on the feature list.
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Notice the emphasis on *spotting* changes quickly. Merge is not 
>>>>>>>>>>>> yet supported, but I imagine it will have to in order to survive 
>>>>>>>>>>>> and thrive amid competitors which *do* support merging.
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>  - Quinn
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 11, 2010, at 9:58 AM, pSouper wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> really? Kaleidoscope doesn't merge? what good is a diff tool that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> can't merge? i'd be surpised and shocked i it didn't allow you to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> merge files - i've just bought it but haven't got around to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> opening
>>>>>>>>>>>>> yet so i'd go as far as being discussted... i'm popping off to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> test it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> now.
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 6, 6:43 am, Marijn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *cough*
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 29, 5:17 pm, Marijn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm having a little workflow problem with Kaleidoscope.
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately Kaleidoscope doesn't have merge support (WTF????).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I often need to merge changes, so I'll have to do that with 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good ol'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> filemerge.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How do I switch easily between filemerge and kaleidoscope as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> diff
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> viewer from the interface in Versions?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Going into the preference pane every time seems a bit 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cumbersome...
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kindest regards,
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marijn
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>  smime.p7s
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