Issue 2007: ability to name remote branches for easy interaction later - Darcs bug tracker

Title	ability to name remote branches for easy interaction later
Priority	wishlist	Status	needs-reproduction
Milestone		Resolved in
Superseder		Nosy List	dagit
Assigned To		Topics	UI

Created on 2010-12-01.17:54:53 by dagit, last changed 2010-12-02.10:00:40 by kowey.

Messages
msg13279 (view)	Author: dagit	Date: 2010-12-01.17:54:52
Git supports giving remote branches a name that can be referred to later when doing a push or pull. Darcs tracks URLs of branches that have been used in the past. It would be nice if the user could easily specify these by name or selecting from a list or ...
msg13280 (view)	Author: kowey	Date: 2010-12-02.10:00:38
This has been frequently requested. I've wanted it myself at times. But I'm also a bit skeptical (feature creep consists of one good feature followed by another...). Anyway, it (need-action) requires some UI thinking, the kind that could pass Rational Skeptic (formerly Grumpy Old Man - I still like the old name) muster. It may be worth considering the new _darcs/authors UI for example.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2010-12-01 17:54:53	dagit	create
2010-12-02 10:00:40	kowey	set	status: unknown -> needs-reproduction topic: + UI messages: + msg13280 title: Wishlist: Ability to name remote branches for easy interaction later -> ability to name remote branches for easy interaction later