Description Markus Keller 2014-01-24 14:21:43 EST

The context menu on a file in the commit viewer and in the files pane of the History view contains:
- Compare with Version in Ancestor (why not "Compare with Parent Version"?)
- Compare with Workspace

The use case for the first comparison is clear (see what the commit changed).

But the second comparison is a bit strange. It compares the state *after* the given commit with the workspace. I.e. the comparison won't usually include the given commit (assuming the commit is not a descendant of the current HEAD).

I often miss a command that compares the state *before* the commit with the workspace. I.e. "Compare Parent Version with Workspace".

Use case: When I pulled a commit and want to review a change, "Compare with Version in Ancestor" is initially fine. But as soon as I want to fix something I don't like, I'm blocked because the editor for the newer revision is not editable. I wouldn't have that problem if the "new version" side showed the workspace version.