Bazaar Explorer question

[Maritza Mendez]

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Ian Clatworthy <
ian.clatworthy at internode.on.net> wrote:

> Russel Winder wrote:
> > Whenever I start "bzr explorer" I always get the "no working tree".  If
> > I start this in a directory which is not a branch or a shared repository
> > then that seems fine.  However if I start "bzr explorer" in a branch or
> > shared repository my expectation is that it would automatically open
> > that branch or repository -- though maybe it cannot deal with
> > repositories?
>
> FWIW, I usually start with "bzr explorer ." when launching from the
> command line.
>
> > Given that all other bzr operations work on the branch that is the
> > current directory, this behaviour of the explorer command does seem
> > slightly out of idiom.
>
> There is a slight difference in expectation though. If a bzr command is
> run outside of a sensible place, it tends to immediately fall over and
> error out. In contrast, most users expect a GUI application to start-up
> and then let you select the document/project you're working on. That's
> particularly true when launching from the Applications/Start menu or
> from a shortcut in your "quick-launch bar", which is where we want to
> get to.
>
> So that's why it's the way it is. I'll accept a patch to change it
> though. It would need to behave as follows I think:
>
>  bzr explorer foo - error dialog if foo isn't a bzr location
>  bzr explorer - open current directory iff it's a bzr location
>
> Sound right?
>
> Ian C.


I actually prefer silent "failure" if the current directory is not a bzr
location.  I suppose it would be fine to write a friendly message into the
status area.  I suppose if I launched Bazaar Exlorer from the command line,
I would agree with Russel.  But I use Bazaar Explorer so much that I have a
desktop shortcut icon for it (on both WinXP and Januty).  Maybe it would be
nice to specify a default "base" directory" but otherwise I accept that
Bazaar Explorer has no way of knowing where I want to go.  I guess it just
does not bother me.  What would bother me would be an intrusive dialog that
I had to dismiss every time.

-M
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