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Currently the only way I know about remote changes is when I manually run "Show Changes" on my projects. For local changes there is a blue icon (which is confusing because the icon to "Show Remotely Modified Files" is also blue). I think two changes would be beneficial: 1) Allow regular SVN checking for remote changes and display an icon/emblem over the effected source/project. 2) Make the icons for local change (a blue cylinder) and the icon to "show remotely modified files" (blue cylinders) agree in terms of color.
ad 1) a RFE and it is another issue ad 2) yes, maybe the color for the buttons if the buttons should be exchanged but after 10 years of living with these colors (without anybody complaining) i don't think it's a good idea (except for you thousands other users are used to it).
For 2) yes, it's only new users that will face this initial confusion. Maybe an update to the documentation would be a better solution then. I'm happy to submit something if necessary. For 1) are you saying I should I file a separate RFE then?
> For 1) are you saying I should I file a separate RFE then? You do not have to, but then i will turn this into a RFE instead of a defect. > Maybe an update to the documentation would be a better solution then. I'm happy to submit something if necessary. Can you please clarify what you mean? Do you mean adding a note in the docs? Or is there a mistake in the documentation? Adding Alyona on CC to help with updating the documentation.
(In reply to Ondrej Vrabec from comment #3) > > For 1) are you saying I should I file a separate RFE then? > You do not have to, but then i will turn this into a RFE instead of a defect. Thank you. > > Maybe an update to the documentation would be a better solution then. I'm happy to submit something if necessary. > Can you please clarify what you mean? Do you mean adding a note in the docs? > Or is there a mistake in the documentation? There is no mistake or omission in the documentation. I'm suggesting highlighting the difference between the two symbols in the documentation. I did read the documentation in advance of using the subversion functionality but came away with the understanding that blue=local (for all Netbeans iconography). One of the two below sections could have added "not to be confused with" with respect to the other. https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/subversion.html#viewingFileStatus https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/subversion.html#changeViewCriteria This may seem anal at this point but I'm reporting it because it did create confusion and cost me time.
A note has been added to the Change Viewing Criteria section of the tutorial (https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/subversion.html#changeViewCriteria).