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Show diffs in Branch Explorer and Changesets views

It would be nice to be able to see diffs of selected changesets in the Branch Explorer and Changesets views. I imagine it being a toggle (like the current 'navigator', 'legend' etc. buttons), which opens a panel which just shows the changes included with whatever changeset is selected.

I used this kind of thing a lot whilst using git, through gitk, which roughly consists of 3 panels; the list of commits, the list of files within the selected commit, and the changes within the selected file.

There is another suggestion open on UserVoice for including a list of changed files in the 'properties' panel which would be easier to implement, but I would also like to see content changes within files.

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Ben Hymers shared this idea  ·  August 10, 2016  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →
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  • Göran Wallgren commented  ·  July 24, 2017 07:52  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    For reference, the "multi-screen diff" feature was "documented" in the following release notes:

    "Release 6.0.16.920 Mar 22 2017

    Windows GUI: dynamic diff window to help diffing code in multi-screen setups.

    You can show the diffs from a branch or changeset, move the window to a second screen, and the diffs will be updated when you select a different changeset or branch. This is super useful to review changes.

    The diff window will be updated if you select a different branch in Branch Explorer or the branches view, and same for changesets. It works for shelves too.

    You can skip this behavior launching the diff window using Shift + DoubleClick. When there are more than one "dynamic" diff, the diffs won't be updated."

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  • Göran Wallgren commented  ·  April 19, 2017 08:01  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    That's right, this new "multi-monitor" setup in the 6.0 Beta is a nice improvement!

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  • Mikael Kalms commented  ·  April 19, 2017 07:03  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    You can experience this -- sort-of -- since client version 6.0.16.884; if you have the Plastic SCM main window open on part of your screen, and open one diff window on another part of your screen, then the diff window's contents will change when you move around in the Branch Explorer. It is not as convenient as having it integrated into the main window though.

    http://www.plasticscm.net/index.php?/topic/20268-automatically-show-list-of-affected-files-in-a-changeset-when-navigating-in-branch-explorer/ contains an example mock-up of what it could look like with a docked list of files (but not an exact list of changes).

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  • Göran Wallgren commented  ·  February 06, 2017 05:28  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This is very much related to this uservoice: https://plasticscm.uservoice.com/forums/15467-general/suggestions/8278431-preview-changes-for-changesets

    Also, here is the mentioned suggestion of listing changed items in the Properties sidebar: https://plasticscm.uservoice.com/forums/15467-general/suggestions/5722236-list-changed-files-in-branch-explorer-properties

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  • Göran Wallgren commented  ·  February 06, 2017 05:24  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I second this! Add a "Show/Hide Changes" toggle in the Changesets and Branch Explorer views. (Very similar to the "Show/Hide Diffs" in the Pending Changes and 2D History (Version tree, for a single file) views, but here you need also the list of changed items.

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  • AdminCodice Software (CEO / Founder, plasticscm) commented  ·  October 24, 2016 00:43  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Hi Ben,

    Indeed one of the key things we must add soon.

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