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Build Identifier: 20100617-1415 I'm used to working with diffs. I get confused easily in the team view, where I have to use side-by-side comparison instead. So when I want to see what changes are in my workspace, I usually use Create Patch. I'd like to be able to get a patch without it cluttering up my disk. Right now the easiest way is to create the patch to clipboard, create a new untitled text file, and then paste. Would it be possible to generate the patch directly to a new editor, instead? Or maybe what I really need is a way to format the compare editor as a diff... Reproducible: Always
(In reply to comment #0) > Or maybe what I really need is a way to format the compare editor as a diff... What do you mean by that?
Something else than my original issue, not fully thought out. When I want to see the changes to a single file, again, I find diffs more familiar than the side-by-side comparison editor. It conveys the same information, though, so you should be able to do it with similar UI. There's an "Open in compare editor" and maybe there could be an "open as patch" also. Is that crazy?
This makes sense to me, patch gives the same information but in a condensed form. I can imagine this to be more handy in some cases. To implement such action we will need to fix bug 71374. As for your original request I can see three options here: 1) Add another radio button for patch location. Currently, we have Clipboard, File and Workspace. We could name it "Open in Editor" or something. This is the easiest approach, but imo it would clutter the wizard. Four radios is too much. Besides I think the fourth button wouldn't be used that often... except your case ;) 2) Another solution could be a purposed-made editor or view for displaying clipboard content. So you could stick to the Clipboard option and then open (automatically) an editor for patches (bug 190418). 3) Add a patch preview pane to the Create Patch wizard. This could be similar to how file content changes pane in Commit Wizard works. But we would display diff not content changes as in Compare Editor.
IMO the fourth radio button is not too much, if it has a concise description.
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