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Re: gEDA-user: "revert" vs "reload"



On Wed, 2011-08-31 at 20:43 -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> > > Given the nature of PCB, I'd suggest tying it to the "changed" flag of
> > > the loaded PCB - so if you haven't edited it yet, you see "reload" but
> > > if you have unsaved changes, you see "revert".
> > 
> > Gah, PLEASE NO.
> 
> Well, yeah, I wouldn't recommend magically changing menu buttons at
> all, but it's better than trying to see if someone edited the file out
> from under you when you're the one with the editor.

Its a common practice for a lot of editors now, including vim (or at
least gvim).

I've lost count the number of times I've had the same schematic
accidentally open twice by accident - for example. A warning when the
file changes underneath me could be a huge bonus to know I need to
_think_ before I save.

More usefully, it would also make working between gschem and gattrib
easier.


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