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Bug #490814
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Comment 6 for bug 490814

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Dr Al (abudden) wrote on 2009-12-02: Re: [Bug 490814] Re: Init dialog should remember settings between sessions

2009/12/2 OldAl <email address hidden>:
> On Wednesday 02 December 2009 19:14:46 Al wrote:
>> As Martin has said, that is indeed what I was thinking: it would make no
>> sense to remember the location, but I expect that most people would
>> either always use the "Feature Branch" option or always use the "Plain
>> Branch" option or whatever. This should be selected by default.
>>
>> In my case, I always use the "Remote Feature Branches" option
>> (lp:~abudden/bzr-explorer/remote-feature-branches) with the "lightweight
>> checkout" option unticked and I'd like this to be remembered when I come
>> back in. Every project I work on has a separate repository (as I
>> understand it, this is a common way of working) rather than having
>> everything in one big repository. Therefore, every time I start a new
>> project, I use the init dialog to create that new repository. Every
>> time I do that, I have to change the radio buttons in exactly the same
>> way. In my opinion, that shouldn't be necessary.
> OK, let me amplify my own position - currently I am doing a bit of work on my
> own project easmy - a lot more fun then going backwards and forwards in some
> other area. If no one takes this bug on, I would give it a go, subjec to my
> limitations of Qt design (I have retired from Delphi to hack Python a few
> years ago). I have planned to look at Qt GUI interface and read part of
> Summerfield's book on Qt GUI design. That is not a good qualification to do bug
> fixes of GUI, but I am a sucker for punishment.

To be honest, I'd also have no problem with the idea of fixing this
one, only I'm not sure of the best place to put the settings or read
them. I've already added a few settings to QBzr and to the
configuration window of Bazaar Explorer, but found myself at a bit of
a loss when I was looking through the initialisation dialog code.

> I mention this, because I don't want to be in the way of someone else keen to
> fix this bug.

Likewise.

> Al, i also apologise for misinterpreting your wish for GUI behaviour - it is
> not spurious at all!

No problem at all!

> --
> Init dialog should remember settings between sessions
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490814
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Bazaar Explorer: New
>
> Bug description:
> It is likely that most users will use a single workflow. As such, every time they access the "init" dialog, they will select the same workflow. Bazaar Explorer should remember the selected workflow and present it as the default the next time that the user initialises a new repository.

2009/12/2 OldAl <akabaila@pcug.org.au>:
> On Wednesday 02 December 2009 19:14:46 Al wrote:
>> As Martin has said, that is indeed what I was thinking: it would make no
>> sense to remember the location, but I expect that most people would
>> either always use the "Feature Branch" option or always use the "Plain
>> Branch" option or whatever.  This should be selected by default.
>>
>> In my case, I always use the "Remote Feature Branches" option
>> (lp:~abudden/bzr-explorer/remote-feature-branches) with the "lightweight
>> checkout" option unticked and I'd like this to be remembered when I come
>> back in.  Every project I work on has a separate repository (as I
>> understand it, this is a common way of working) rather than having
>> everything in one big repository.  Therefore, every time I start a new
>> project, I use the init dialog to create that new repository.  Every
>> time I do that, I have to change the radio buttons in exactly the same
>> way.  In my opinion, that shouldn't be necessary.
> OK, let me amplify my own position - currently I am doing a bit of work on my
> own project easmy - a lot more fun then going backwards and forwards in some
> other area.  If no one takes this bug on, I would give it a go, subjec to my
> limitations of Qt design (I have retired from Delphi to hack Python a few
> years ago).  I have planned to look at Qt GUI interface and read part of
> Summerfield's book on Qt GUI design.  That is not a good qualification to do bug
> fixes of GUI, but I am a sucker for punishment.

To be honest, I'd also have no problem with the idea of fixing this
one, only I'm not sure of the best place to put the settings or read
them.  I've already added a few settings to QBzr and to the
configuration window of Bazaar Explorer, but found myself at a bit of
a loss when I was looking through the initialisation dialog code.

> I mention this, because I don't want to be in the way of someone else keen to
> fix this bug.

Likewise.

> Al, i also  apologise for misinterpreting your wish for GUI behaviour - it is
> not spurious at all!

No problem at all!

> --
> Init dialog should remember settings between sessions
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/490814
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Bazaar Explorer: New
>
> Bug description:
> It is likely that most users will use a single workflow.  As such, every time they access the "init" dialog, they will select the same workflow.  Bazaar Explorer should remember the selected workflow and present it as the default the next time that the user initialises a new repository.