Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of TracRevisionLog

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03/17/09 11:30:12 (16 years ago)

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+= Viewing Revision Logs =
+[[TracGuideToc]]
+
+When you browse the repository, it's always possible to query the 
+''Revision Log'' view corresponding to the path you're currently seeing.
+This will display a list of the most recent changesets in which the 
+current path or any other path below it has been modified.
+
+== The Revision Log Form ==
+
+It's possible to set the revision at which the revision log should
+start, using the ''View log starting at'' field. An empty value
+or a value of ''head'' is taken to be the newest changeset. 
+
+It's also possible to specify the revision at which the log should
+stop, using the ''back to'' field. By default, it's left empty, 
+which means the revision log will stop as soon as 100 revisions have 
+been listed.
+
+Also, there are three modes of operation of the revision log.
+
+By default, the revision log ''stops on copy'', which means that 
+whenever an ''Add'', ''Copy'' or ''Rename'' operation is detected, 
+no older revision will be shown. That's very convenient when working
+with branches, as one only sees the history corresponding to what
+has been done on the branch.
+
+It's also possible to indicate that one wants to see what happened
+before a ''Copy'' or ''Rename'' change, by selecting the 
+''Follow copies'' mode. This will cross all copies or renames changes.
+Each time the name of the path changes, there will be an additional
+indentation level. That way, the changes on the different paths
+are easily grouped together visually.
+
+It's even possible to go past an ''Add'' change, in order to see 
+if there has been a ''Delete'' change on that path, before 
+that ''Add''. This mode corresponds to the mode called 
+''Show only adds, moves and deletes''. 
+While quite useful at times, be aware that this operation is quite 
+resource intensive.
+
+Finally, there's also a checkbox ''Show full log messages'',
+which controls whether the full content of the commit log message
+should be displayed for each change, or only a shortened version of it.
+
+== The Revision Log Information ==
+
+For each revision log entry, there are 7 columns shown:
+ 1. The first column contains a pair of radio buttons and should used 
+    for selecting the ''old'' and the ''new'' revisions that will be 
+    used for [wiki:TracRevisionLog#viewingtheactualchanges viewing the actual changes].
+ 2. A color code (similar to the one used for the [wiki:TracChangeset#ChangesetHeader changesets]) 
+    indicating kind of change.
+    Clicking on this column refreshes the revision log so that it restarts
+    with this change.
+ 3. The '''Date''' at which the change was made.
+ 4. The '''Revision''' number, displayed as `@xyz`. 
+    This is a link to the TracBrowser, using that revision as the base line.
+ 5. The '''Changeset''' number, displayed as `[xyz]`.
+    This is a link to the TracChangeset view.
+ 6. The '''Author''' of the change.
+ 7. The '''Log Message''', which contains either a summary or the full commit 
+    log message, depending on the value of the ''Show full log messages'' 
+    checkbox in the form above.
+    
+
+== Inspecting Changes Between Revisions ==
+
+The ''View changes...'' buttons (placed above and below the list
+of changes, on the left side) will show the set of differences
+corresponding to the aggregated changes starting from the ''old''
+revision (first radio-button) to the ''new'' revision (second
+radio-button), in the TracChangeset view.
+
+Note that the ''old'' revision doesn't need to be actually 
+''older'' than the ''new'' revision: it simply gives a base
+for the diff. It's therefore entirely possible to easily 
+generate a ''reverse diff'', for reverting what has been done
+in the given range of revisions.
+
+Finally, if the two revisions are identical, the corresponding
+changeset will be shown (same effect as clicking on column 5).
+
+== Alternative Formats ==
+
+=== The ChangeLog Text ===
+
+At the bottom of the page, there's a ''ChangeLog'' link
+that will show the range of revisions as currently shown,
+but as a simple text, matching the usual conventions for
+!ChangeLog files.
+
+=== RSS Support ===
+
+The revision log also provides a RSS feed to monitor the changes.
+To subscribe to a RSS feed for a file or directory, open its
+revision log in the browser and click the orange 'XML' icon at the bottom
+of the page. For more information on RSS support in Trac, see TracRss.
+
+----
+See also: TracBrowser, TracChangeset, TracGuide