Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of RevtreePlugin/Limitations

Timestamp:

Jul 20, 2009, 3:54:13 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Olemis Lang

Comment:

Suggestions given by a poor little user

RevtreePlugin/Limitations

@@ -15 +15 @@
 it does not support SVG. 
 
+'''User Comment''' : However, is it possible to be able to draw the graph using 
+[http://www.graphviz.org/ GraphViz] ? The idea I have in my mind is to refactor 
+the code and introduce an 
+interface to support multiple renderers. That way you could write a default 
+renderer using [http://www2.sfk.nl/svg SVGdraw] but others could write a 
+renderer based on '''!GraphViz''' and thus be able to use different formats.
+
 === Version control backend ===
 
@@ -27 +34 @@
    does not use the revision date for ordering changesets. This would need to 
    be changed for Hg. Would it make sense that the Trac VC abstraction layer 
-   provide a sort method for ordering changesets?
+   provide a sort method for ordering changesets? 
+   - '''User comment''' : Isn't 
+     [t:browser:trunk/trac/versioncontrol/api.py?rev=7890&marks=289-295#L289 trac.versioncontrol.api.Repository.rev_older_than] enough ? 
+     You could also use [t:browser:trunk/trac/versioncontrol/api.py?rev=7890&marks=222-230#L222 trac.versioncontrol.api.Repository.get_quickjump_entries] 
+     to detect interesting entries (e.g. ''branches'' and ''tags''). This works 
+     for both `svn` and `hg` ''';o)'''.
+     
  * SVN changesets are integers. The changeset graphic elements are easily 
    rendered as the integers have a short representation (a few characters).