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Hmm. On Linux, you could turn on autosave, then tie it in with a short script for inotify + auto checkin + update. Very messy I guess, would probably be easie

by b112 4y ago

Hmm. On Linux, you could turn on autosave, then tie it in with a short script for inotify + auto checkin + update. Very messy I guess, would probably be easier to write a patch for libreoffice, tied into undo/redo edit history. Seems like a killer feature for some people. Infinite rollback. Would work best in an optional separate window, so you could copy historic text back in.

adtac 4y ago
this is literally https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 all over again. just use dropbox, they have file history.
- b112 4y ago
  My second part (OOo tie in), would be too much in this case. Imagine a full file upload every change. Instead, having a git style history for edits, right in OOo would be awesome. Maybe a ${filename}.hist file for each file. You could exclude this from git/svn/dropbox whatever backups too, so only purposeful saves get sent upstream. The GUI interface, its nuances would be key here. Imagine being able to open the history window, scroll to, or search text of all changes, then click and be taken to the location in current document, with a placement option once there. That's next gen history, and gp is right, why isn't this a thing?
leonidasv 4y ago
Windows has a built-in file history feature. You can customize folders to backup to a network drive or connected drive: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-history-in-windows-5de0e203-ebae-05ab-db85-d5aa0a199255 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-history-in-... MacOS also does the same via Time Machine. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mh15136/mac https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mh15136/mac Other options are Google Docs (the editor has version history support) and cloud storage services that support versioning (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc).

by b112 4y ago

adtac 4y ago

this is literally https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 all over again. just use dropbox, they have file history.

b112 4y ago
My second part (OOo tie in), would be too much in this case. Imagine a full file upload every change. Instead, having a git style history for edits, right in OOo would be awesome. Maybe a ${filename}.hist file for each file. You could exclude this from git/svn/dropbox whatever backups too, so only purposeful saves get sent upstream. The GUI interface, its nuances would be key here. Imagine being able to open the history window, scroll to, or search text of all changes, then click and be taken to the location in current document, with a placement option once there. That's next gen history, and gp is right, why isn't this a thing?

leonidasv 4y ago

Windows has a built-in file history feature. You can customize folders to backup to a network drive or connected drive: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-history-in-windows-5de0e203-ebae-05ab-db85-d5aa0a199255 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-history-in-... MacOS also does the same via Time Machine. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mh15136/mac https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mh15136/mac Other options are Google Docs (the editor has version history support) and cloud storage services that support versioning (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc).