rygorous/p4v_wishlist.txt

## p4v_wishlist.txt
(All issues here reported for P4V NTX64/2012.1/459107 on Windows 7)

P4V UI/Workflow issues
======================

- Feature request: Auto-"Refresh all" when switching current task to P4V (WM_ACTIVATEAPP).
  Reason: I frequently Alt-Tab to P4V to add a newly created file, only to not find it the
    first time, then hit F5, then actually get to add it. "Refresh all" seems to be
    reasonably fast, so why not automatically do it when the Window has to repaint anyway?
- Feature request: "Edit Current Workspace" dialog (or maybe "Environment Variables"?)
    should have a "Save as p4config.txt" button, or just always do so automatically;
    [and it would be nice if P4 automatically had P4CONFIG set to p4config.txt or another
    standardized file name]
  Reason: This makes for smoother inter-op with the command line tools (i.e. a Workspace
    that is set up in P4V automatically works in all GUI and CL tools). This is probably
    the least surprising alternative for users. Just as importantly, P4CONFIG seems to be
    the only way (that I can tell) to make the Perforce Shell Extension (Explorer
    Integration) work with multiple connections.
    [Note that I regularly have to use multiple connections, which is probably atypical.]
- Bug: There seem to be several bugs wrt Window placement, all following the same general
    pattern of maximized windows misbehaving. I'm using a multi-monitor setup and
    frequently have P4V running maximized on one screen. With older versions of P4V,
    just picking another connection from the favorites list would launch another
    "maximized" P4V, but in the wrong position. The net result is that the Window bottom
    right part of the Window is clipped off. Fixing this requires un-maximizing the window
    then re-maximizing it, which is annoying. Somewhere between 2010.1 and 2012.1 this got
    fixed, but even in 2012.1, there's still a variant of this problem: Run P4V maximized
    on a secondary monitor, and make sure the "Branch mapping" tab is closed (any of the
    tabs accessible from the "View" menu works to repro this). Then hit Ctrl-3 to open it.
    At least on my machine this causes the P4V window to move, despite still having
    "maximized" state as far as Windows is concerned.
- Defaults: Why is "Sort by/Resolve status" not the default? Particularly when dealing
    with large CLs (e.g. during integrations), this is important.
- Feature request: "Sort by/Resolve status" - this should be a boolean flag (checkbox),
    not have "radio button" semantics. I want to be able to sort on resolve status as a
    "primary key" and still select what the secondary key is.
- Feature request: Use monospaced font for changelist descriptions, at least in the
    "Submit"/"Edit" dialogs and the Changelist "description pane" (not sure what the
    official name is). I realize this is a matter of taste but I'd like it to be an
    option at least.
- Feature request: Only print first line of Changelist description in "History",
    "Submitted" etc. views. Again a matter of taste, but just ignoring newlines
    altogether and smushing everything into one line is hard to read. Another thing
    where I'd just like the option.
- Bug: "Reconcile Offline Work" dialog - while the list boxes support multi-select,
    clicking on one of the check boxes while having multiple files selected will only
    select that item and clear the selection. Ctrl-Click won't clear the selection, but
    will still only toggle the check box on that one item.
- Feature request: "Reconcile Offline Work" can deal with one directory and its children
    recursively, but is disabled when two directories are selected. Is it possible to lift
    this restriction?

====

- Feature request: In history view, I can right-click on a revision and select "Get Revision...",
    but then I need to manually add the list of folders to get. In the workspace view, I can right-
    click on a folder and select "Get Revision...", but then I manually need to enter the Revision/
    Changelist number or a date.
	(All issues here reported for P4V NTX64/2012.1/459107 on Windows 7)

	P4V UI/Workflow issues
	======================

	- Feature request: Auto-"Refresh all" when switching current task to P4V (WM_ACTIVATEAPP).
	Reason: I frequently Alt-Tab to P4V to add a newly created file, only to not find it the
	first time, then hit F5, then actually get to add it. "Refresh all" seems to be
	reasonably fast, so why not automatically do it when the Window has to repaint anyway?
	- Feature request: "Edit Current Workspace" dialog (or maybe "Environment Variables"?)
	should have a "Save as p4config.txt" button, or just always do so automatically;
	[and it would be nice if P4 automatically had P4CONFIG set to p4config.txt or another
	standardized file name]
	Reason: This makes for smoother inter-op with the command line tools (i.e. a Workspace
	that is set up in P4V automatically works in all GUI and CL tools). This is probably
	the least surprising alternative for users. Just as importantly, P4CONFIG seems to be
	the only way (that I can tell) to make the Perforce Shell Extension (Explorer
	Integration) work with multiple connections.
	[Note that I regularly have to use multiple connections, which is probably atypical.]
	- Bug: There seem to be several bugs wrt Window placement, all following the same general
	pattern of maximized windows misbehaving. I'm using a multi-monitor setup and
	frequently have P4V running maximized on one screen. With older versions of P4V,
	just picking another connection from the favorites list would launch another
	"maximized" P4V, but in the wrong position. The net result is that the Window bottom
	right part of the Window is clipped off. Fixing this requires un-maximizing the window
	then re-maximizing it, which is annoying. Somewhere between 2010.1 and 2012.1 this got
	fixed, but even in 2012.1, there's still a variant of this problem: Run P4V maximized
	on a secondary monitor, and make sure the "Branch mapping" tab is closed (any of the
	tabs accessible from the "View" menu works to repro this). Then hit Ctrl-3 to open it.
	At least on my machine this causes the P4V window to move, despite still having
	"maximized" state as far as Windows is concerned.
	- Defaults: Why is "Sort by/Resolve status" not the default? Particularly when dealing
	with large CLs (e.g. during integrations), this is important.
	- Feature request: "Sort by/Resolve status" - this should be a boolean flag (checkbox),
	not have "radio button" semantics. I want to be able to sort on resolve status as a
	"primary key" and still select what the secondary key is.
	- Feature request: Use monospaced font for changelist descriptions, at least in the
	"Submit"/"Edit" dialogs and the Changelist "description pane" (not sure what the
	official name is). I realize this is a matter of taste but I'd like it to be an
	option at least.
	- Feature request: Only print first line of Changelist description in "History",
	"Submitted" etc. views. Again a matter of taste, but just ignoring newlines
	altogether and smushing everything into one line is hard to read. Another thing
	where I'd just like the option.
	- Bug: "Reconcile Offline Work" dialog - while the list boxes support multi-select,
	clicking on one of the check boxes while having multiple files selected will only
	select that item and clear the selection. Ctrl-Click won't clear the selection, but
	will still only toggle the check box on that one item.
	- Feature request: "Reconcile Offline Work" can deal with one directory and its children
	recursively, but is disabled when two directories are selected. Is it possible to lift
	this restriction?

	====

	- Feature request: In history view, I can right-click on a revision and select "Get Revision...",
	but then I need to manually add the list of folders to get. In the workspace view, I can right-
	click on a folder and select "Get Revision...", but then I manually need to enter the Revision/
	Changelist number or a date.