Re: Feature Request: diff projects

[daspostloch <daspostloch googlemail com>]

you could also place a file .my_diff_sister_resides_here
pointing to the respective partner folder in every of your
50 project folders. Then have a shell alias something along
diffme='meld . `cat .my_diff_brother_resides_here` &' (plus
error handling, probably).

The work to set it up would be the same
(or twice if you want bi-directional) as
to define the projects in a meld project editor,
and you'd only have to remember one single command!
this assumes however that you'd have a console open
in the project folder everytime you want to diff it.

alternatively, you could have one central file simply
with two paths on every line, use the output of pwd
to regex your way to the correct entry in your project-
linking file and execute meld on that line. this way
you could even use your diffme alias to compare subfolders
if you append the surplus path to both config file line
entries. if you write it as a function you can also
specify the program to execute on those both folders, i.e.
something along the lines of
'generic_two_folder_command meld', which would make it
re-usable with any other two-folder-argument-taking program.

cheers, paul

On 05/19/2011 04:57 PM, Leo Unglaub wrote:
> Hi,
> maybe i have an idea how to add a select menu of more than 50 "projects"
> to meld. Please see the screenshot i attached.
> If we add a new tab here witch lists all projects in a list or a tree
> view it's very easy to filter the list by typing something. Link in
> Nautilus if you are in the file tree and start typing.
>
> What do you think about this?
> Greetings from Austria
> Leo
>
> Am 2011-05-19 00:09, schrieb Kai:
> > On 18 May 2011 06:22, Leo Unglaub<leo leo-unglaub net
> > <mailto:leo leo-unglaub net>>  wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > yes, thats my current workaround, but if you have more that 50
> > aliases there
> > > it get a little bit complicated. :) So a GUI wuold be very helpfull. But
> > > thats my feelings about that, maybe someone has a better idea.
> > >
> > > Greetings from Austria
> > > Leo Unglaub
> > >
> > > Am 17.05.2011, 16:16 Uhr, schrieb daspostloch
> > <daspostloch googlemail com<mailto:daspostloch googlemail com>>:
> > > > shell aliases?
> > > >
> > > > a folder in the taskbar or wherever,
> > > > containing custom meld startup commands?
> > > >
> > > > On 05/17/2011 04:05 PM, Leo Unglaub wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > first of all thanks for this great tool. It really helps me
> > developping
> > > > > open source software. But in my time working with meld i had an idea
> > > > > witch would help a lot of developpers. In 90% i use meld to diff the
> > > > > same folders. So every time i start meld i have to click throw my file
> > > > > system and select the folders i need. So i thought i would be very
> > nice
> > > > > if i can create "projects" in meld witch allow me define some
> > folders i
> > > > > want to work with. That would really speed um my development because i
> > > > > start meld and select project x and there is my diff. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you think about this idea?
> > > > > I would add a patch for you, but i am a PHP and MONO developper. So, i
> > > > > am sorry that i can'd write a patch for you.
> >
> > I don't know how we'd come up with a decent interface that copes with
> > 50 'projects'. Basically, it seems that you'd like recent-files
> > functionality in Meld. We already keep a history of directories and
> > files that you compare. The logical extension of this would be to keep
> > history for pairs (or triplets) that make up a comparison. That's not
> > unreasonable. I'm not sure that it would be particularly usable, but
> > if someone wants to prototype it, that would be great.
> >
> > Kai
>
>
>
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