[Qt-creator] Qt Creator and version control: Invoke visual diff viewer on diff

[Gena Bug]

On Tue April 16 2013 22:26:56 Alfonso Chartier wrote:
> Thank Eike. I see the Tools / Diff... menu now. I like how the visual diff
> is integrated into the IDE (as opposed to calling an external program an
> opening a separate window).
> 
> I was wondering though, do you have plans to allow the user to do a git
> diff on the current file? Currently you are required to browse to the two
> files separately, which takes quite a bit of time. If there were a quick
> way to just do a diff against the repo for the currently-open file that
> would be great (maybe add an entry to the right-click menu or Tools / Git
> menu).
Hmm, have you ever tried Alt+G, Alt+D combination for the current file? (Or 
whatever combination is set in Options->Environment->Keyboard (search "diff")). 
Also it's presented in the Tools->Git->Current File menu...

> I realize this is still experimental, so if you already have plans for
> this, please disregard my comment. :)
> 
> Best,
> 
> Alfonso
> 
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:52 AM, Ziller Eike <Eike.Ziller at digia.com> wrote:
> > On 15.04.2013, at 20:50, Alfonso Chartier <alfonso.chartier at gmail.com>
> > 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I am very much interested in trying the experimental visual diff viewer
> > 
> > but am unable to find it in the Qt Creator 2.7 UI (I don't see it under
> > Tools / Git and nothing specific to it is listed under the Installed
> > Plugins list). How can I try it out/invoke it?
> > 
> > The plugin is "About Plugins > Qt Creator > DiffEditor"
> > Afaik it adds a menu item Tools > Diff… and an editor for mimetype
> > "text/x-patch".
> > 
> > Br, Eike
> > 
> > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Dini Chillet <dini.chillet at fukuda.ch>
> > 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I just tried the "diff viewer".
> > > Its so great, we are waiting for this feature since the beginning.
> > > 
> > > How can we make feedback?
> > > I know, it is experimental, so maybe this is the good time to make some
> > 
> > suggestions, isnt it?
> > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Best Regards.
> > > Dini
> > > 
> > > On 03/05/2013 09:00 PM, André Pönitz wrote:
> > >> On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 06:10:17PM -0800, Alfonso Chartier wrote:
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>> 
> > >>> I am wondering if there is an easy way to bring up a visual diff
> > >>> viewer when the diff operation is invoked. Currently, performing a
> > >>> diff (Alt + S, Alt + D) brings up a read-only text-based diff in the
> > >>> editor. It would be great if a visual diff viewer could be launched
> > >>> instead (e.g., Meld).
> > >>> 
> > >>> Is there an easy way to configure this? I did not notice any options
> > >>> for this under Tools / Options / Version Control.
> > >> 
> > >> You can configure external tools in Tools->Options->Environemnt
> > >> ->External Tools, and also assign keyboard short cuts for
> > >> launching them
> > >> 
> > >> Note also that 2.7 will have an experimental diff viewer plugin
> > >> and that the plan is to fully integrate that with the other
> > >> plugins in the 2.8 cycle.
> > >> 
> > >> Andre'
> > >> 
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