Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of TracBrowser

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Oct 4, 2013, 12:00:50 PM (12 years ago)

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TracBrowser

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+= The Trac Repository Browser =
+[[TracGuideToc]]
+
+The Trac repository browser can be used to browse specific revisions of directories 
+and files stored in the repositories associated with the Trac environment.
+
+''(since 0.12)'': 
+At the top-level of the repository browser is the '''Repository Index''', 
+listing all the configured repositories. 
+Each repository has a name which is used as a path prefix in a 
+"virtual" file hierarchy encompassing all the available repositories.
+One of the repositories can be configured with an empty name; this is the default repository.  When such a default repository is present, its top-level files and directories 
+are also listed, in a '''Default Repository''' section placed before the 
+repository index. If the default repository is the only repository associated 
+with the Trac environment the '''Repository Index''' will be omitted ^[#note-multirepos (1)]^.
+
+Directory entries are displayed in a list with sortable columns. The list 
+entries can be sorted by ''Name'', ''Size'', ''Age'' or ''Author'' by clicking on the column
+headers. The sort order can be reversed by clicking on a given column
+header again.
+
+The browser can be used to navigate through the directory structure 
+by clicking on the directory names. 
+Clicking on a file name will show the contents of the file. 
+Clicking on the revision number of a file or directory will take 
+you to the TracRevisionLog for that file.
+Note that there's also a ''Revision Log'' navigation link that will do the 
+same for the path currently being examined.
+Clicking on the ''diff'' icon after revision number will display the changes made 
+to the files modified in that revision.
+Clicking on the ''Age'' of the file - will take you to that changeset in the timeline.
+
+It's also possible to browse directories or files as they were in history,
+at any given repository revision. The default behavior is to display the
+latest revision but another revision number can easily be selected using
+the ''View revision'' input field at the top of the page.
+
+The color bar next to the ''Age'' column gives a visual indication of the age
+of the last change to a file or directory, following the convention that
+'''[[span(style=color:#88f,blue)]]''' is oldest and '''[[span(style=color:#f88,red)]]'''
+is newest, but this can be [TracIni#browser-section configured].
+
+At the top of the browser page, there's a ''Visit'' drop-down menu which you can use 
+to select some interesting places in the repository, for example branches or tags. 
+This is sometimes referred to as the ''browser quickjump'' facility.
+The precise meaning and content of this menu depends on your repository backend.
+For Subversion, this list contains by default the top-level trunk directory 
+and sub-directories of the top-level branches and tags directories 
+(`/trunk`, `/branches/*`, and `/tags/*`).  This can be [TracIni#svn-section configured] 
+for more advanced cases.
+
+If you're using a Javascript enabled browser, you'll be able to expand and 
+collapse directories in-place by clicking on the arrow head at the right side of a 
+directory. Alternatively, the [trac:TracKeys keyboard] can also be used for this: 
+ - use `'j'` and `'k'` to select the next or previous entry, starting with the first
+ - `'o'` (open) to toggle between expanded and collapsed state of the selected 
+   directory or for visiting the selected file 
+ - `'v'` (view, visit) and `'<Enter>'`, same as above
+ - `'r'` can be used to force the reload of an already expanded directory
+ - `'A'` can be used to directly visit a file in annotate (blame) mode
+ - `'L'` to view the log for the selected entry
+If no row has been selected using `'j'` or `'k'` these keys will operate on the entry under the mouse.
+
+{{{#!comment
+MMM: I guess that some keys are upper case and some lower to avoid conflicts with browser defined keys.
+I find for example in Firefox and IE on windows that 'a' works as well as 'A' but 'l' does not work for 'L'.
+ cboos: 'l' is reserved for Vim like behavior, see #7867
+}}}
+
+For the Subversion backend, some advanced additional features are available:
+ - The `svn:needs-lock` property will be displayed
+ - Support for the `svn:mergeinfo` property showing the merged and eligible information
+ - Support for browsing the `svn:externals` property 
+   (which can be [TracIni#svn:externals-section configured])
+ - The `svn:mime-type` property is used to select the syntax highlighter for rendering 
+   the file. For example, setting `svn:mime-type` to `text/html` will ensure the file is 
+   highlighted as HTML, regardless of the file extension. It also allows selecting the character 
+   encoding used in the file content. For example, if the file content is encoded in UTF-8, 
+   set `svn:mime-type` to `text/html;charset=utf-8`. The `charset=` specification overrides the 
+   default encoding defined in the `default_charset` option of the `[trac]` section 
+   of [TracIni#trac-section trac.ini].
+{{{#!comment
+MMM: I found this section a bit hard to understand. I changed the first item as I understood that well.
+but I think the other items could be changed also
+ cboos: in the meantime, I've added the ''advanced'' word as a hint this can be a bit complex...
+}}}
+
+
+----
+{{{#!div style="font-size:85%"
+[=#note-multirepos (1)] This means that after upgrading a single-repository Trac of version 
+0.11 (or below) to a multi-repository Trac (0.12), the repository browser will look and feel 
+the same, that single repository becoming automatically the "default" repository.
+}}}
+
+See also: TracGuide, TracChangeset, TracFineGrainedPermissions