bzr-Explorer could be a better learning tool.

[Ben Finney]

Algis Kabaila <akabaila at pcug.org.au> writes:

> I would think that it would not be too difficult to add one icon on
> the tool bar, called perhaps "debug" that would toggle a small
> panel/window that would show the bzr command being executed (including
> the switches).

I would suggest not calling it “debug”, which implies it's only for use
when things go wrong.

Perhaps “show details” / “hide details” is a better name for that
feature.

> It would not stand in the way of normal operation and give an option
> to use the bzr- Explorer as a learning tool.

This is a good idea.

The execrable AIX operating system aged me prematurely and wasted much
of my time at a job I'd prefer to forget, but it had one redeeming
feature: a menu-driven system administration tool, called SMIT, that
allowed you to see the full command-line session that resulted from each
of your choices.

Importantly, this option to see the command-line session was *on by
default* (at least, the version I used was so), which means even if you
didn't know about it beforehand you could benefit from it.

It was my first glimpse into the powerful Unix command-line, showing
quite directly the connection between the user's high-level tasks and
the flexible low-level, scriptable commands that can be used to
implement them; and as you say this can be a very helpful learning tool.

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Ben Finney