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[Enhancement] A new extra Status Bar for Compare
A new extra Status Bar for Compare could be useful.
It should have the following segments:
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Total diffs.
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No. of added lines.
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No. of removed lines.
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No. of not equal lines.
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No. of moved lines.
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Various messages: "No files to compare.", "Can not locate Git." etc.
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A small Progress Bar. Pressing "Clear Results" should terminate the process and close the status bar.
Originally opened in: https://github.com/jsleroy/compare-plugin/issues/9
Hello Yaron,
I didn't quite get point 7 - You mean to remove the Cancel button from the progress and to be able to cancel from Clear Results? Please explain a bit.
BR
Hello Pavel,
If you implement a Status Bar, wouldn't it be better to have the Progress Bar as one of its segment? (Like the progress bar in some browsers indicating page load). If so, you wouldn't have a Cancel button but rather use the "Stop/Clear Results" button to terminate the process.
Best regards.
Hi Yaron,
Hm, I imagined this a bit different. You would have a normal compare (as it is now) and after the compare finishes a window with compare summary would appear. How does it sound to you?
BR, Pavel
Hello Pavel,
and after the compare finishes a window with compare summary would appear.
And you'd have to press OK, correct? Since you've already got a proper Progress Bar, let's refer only to the other segments. Wouldn't a bar at the bottom of the window be much better? - Your workflow wouldn't be interrupted, and you could go on checking the diffs and see the extra info as well.
If not a proper toolbar, how about something similar to the Incremental Find Bar? (I've slightly modified it and it can look much nicer).
I have no clue as to the amount of work it might require; so it's easier written than done. :)
Thank you.
Best regards.
Hello Yaron,
I'll think about it later. I'd like to focus on the stability issues first.
BR, Pavel