Re: [Usability] Save Icon

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

> Thank you for your feedback.  I definitely agree with those people that
> have commented that any attempt to dispense with the manual save option
> would necessitate a version control system.  At my workpalce, we use a
> tool called Hummingbird Powerdocs for this purpose.  It is far from
> ideal but could such a system (such as CVS) be incorporated into GNOME?
> We navigate "spatially" through hierarchies at the moment, so this would
> add a fourth dimension, or being able to navigate back and forwards
> through time to various versions of a file.

If you have Gnome-vfs compiled with WebDAV support and you store your
files on a WebDAV server it can be a nice a way to get basic version
control.  I'm sure there are various other approaches too although I
haven't looked into it in any great detail.

-- 
Alan H.