> This dialogue should really not appear, and here are a few reasons why:
> - The previous window (main window) shows my files, and some of those are
> staged (this is the purpose of staging).
> - The dialogue has an option ignore the stage entirely, and the button has
> a wording that sounds like a safe, default option.
> - Almost never, do I stage a subset of my files, and then choose not to
> respect the stage in this dialogue. That is: 'Commit all changes' is always
> the wrong option, and will cause trouble on my end.
As you have already noticed, this dialog occurs only in case of a pending merge (or cherry-pick). If you have a pending merge and there are local changes, you most likely always want to commit these changes, because they are usually the result of resolving a conflict.
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Best regards,
Marc Strapetz
syntevo GmbH
http://www.syntevo.comhttp://blog.syntevo.com09/15/2014 15:30 - nCJj4qG9
[hidden email] [smartgit] wrote:
> Hi!
> This is about what happens in SmartGit when I choose to commit only a subset
> of the changed files that are in a repository. What happens is that I get a
> dialogue with the following options (or similar) (Commit staged / Commit All
> Changes / Cancel).
>
>
> This dialogue should really not appear, and here are a few reasons why:
> - The previous window (main window) shows my files, and some of those are
> staged (this is the purpose of staging).
> - The dialogue has an option ignore the stage entirely, and the button has
> a wording that sounds like a safe, default option.
> - Almost never, do I stage a subset of my files, and then choose not to
> respect the stage in this dialogue. That is: 'Commit all changes' is always
> the wrong option, and will cause trouble on my end.
>
>
> Is there a way to disable this dialogue on my end?
>
>
> If I could affect your decision, I would vote for the removal of this
> dialogue.
>
>
> ps. I love SmartGit, so I apologize for the negative attitude of this
> message :-)
>
>
> -Fredrik
>
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