Re: [gedit-list] two features

[Paolo Borelli <pborelli katamail com>]

Il giorno lun, 18/06/2007 alle 15.29 -0700, Andy Tai ha scritto:
> Hi, just one small comment:
> 
> It would be nice that gedit can have these two features found in
> nedit:
> 
> 1. gedit can check of changes in file mode and automatically adjust to
> it.  For example, if gedit is used to edit a file under revision
> control, this file may be initially read only.  Some revision control
> system requires an "open" command before the file can be edited.  But
> if I do a SCM open on a file and the file is now writable, and I
> switch from the terminal back to gedit, gedit does know about the
> change of the unix access mode of the file being edited..  Nedit
> checks for such conditions. 
> 

mmm... good point: we already monitor mtime changes but I guess we could
also monitor permission changes. Patches are more than welcome, please
fill a report in bugzilla so that it doesn't get lost.

> 2. It would be useful if gedit's "document" list can list all open
> files.  Currently it only lists open files in the current window and
> it is annoying to try to switch to a document in another window (not
> in another tab in the current window).  Nedit, by contrast, list all
> files being edited regardless of which window the file currently
> resides on screen. 
> 

Well, I am not so sure about this... I can see your point of view, but
on the other hand I prefer to keep windows independent. Anyway it is
rather easy to create your own custom doc list sidepane in a plugin.

ciao
	Paolo

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