#386 Prefill log message on commit from text file

[Bo Berglund]

I would like to be able to specify in WinCvs preferences
somewhere a text file to be used as a template for the
log messages.
Such a template could contain things like Issue number,
bug description etc ready to be filled out by the
committer.
The file would fill the log message window when a
commit is requested, ready to be filled in with the
detailed data.
Of course older log messages should still be available via
the combobox below the message window.

[Oliver Giesen]

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Templates are already a basic CVS feature (controlled via
CVSROOT/rcsinfo) and are exposed in WinCvs as well. It's not
as obvious though. You have to choose "Template" from the
dropdown below the commit comment textbox and hit "Go".

However, an option to have templates automatically loaded
into the textbox would be nice IMO.

[Bo Berglund]

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I know that rcsinfo is supposed to support a similar kind of
functionality. But I think that doing it via the GUI itself is a
cleaner way because it affects all checked out modules and
there is zero repository administration efforts involved.
Furthermore, I believe that rcsinfo will only activate in clean
checkouts (I might be wrong here though) and therefore not
apply to already existing sandboxes.