Hey Jorde, Good point,

I'd love to set up a Versions users meetup in Amsterdam.

Anyone else interested?

- Dirk

On Dec 2, 6:09 pm, Jorde Vorstenbosch <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 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
>
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