[TxMt] discoverability, activation and scaling

[Chris Thomas]

On Apr 21, 2006, at 10:53 AM, thomas Aylott wrote:

> Are there currently any commands that are only available once you  
> set an environment variable? I'd like to use them if there are. How  
> would I find out about them?

No one is suggesting separate commands for FileMerge that magically  
appear when you set an environment variable.

My suggestion was to use a standard Mac idiom (modifier key) for  
switching between alternative functionality, since you indicated that  
you'd sometimes want to use FileMerge for diff and sometimes standard  
svn diff. (I fully stipulate your point about discoverability. I know  
this is not discoverable, although it would be documented in the help  
file.) On second thought, though, it would probably end up triggering  
some other command, so never mind.

I don't think my concern about menu length is an invalid one. You're  
proposing adding five new Diff commands, assuming you replicate each  
of the existing commands, to what is already one of the longest  
command menus in TextMate.

When Allan provides a UI for grouping and enabling subsets of bundle  
commands, a separate set of commands will be great. Meanwhile, I'm  
not sure it's a good idea.

Chris

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