Comments on: AutoVer (windows) gives you easy versioning http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/comment-page-1/#comment-91163 Richard Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:16:00 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/#comment-91163 I would really like an online tool like Etherpad, only for TeX-files. We use subversion for version control of our TeX-files, but if we are working on the same parts at the same time, we still have to do conflict management which (as far as I know) is a manual hassle. If Subversion had been more real-time-ish, then it could replace the personal version control systems as well, I guess. For me, document often switch status from being person to collaborative and then back again. So for me, any version control system should have collaborative support by default. I would really like an online tool like Etherpad, only for TeX-files. We use subversion for version control of our TeX-files, but if we are working on the same parts at the same time, we still have to do conflict management which (as far as I know) is a manual hassle. If Subversion had been more real-time-ish, then it could replace the personal version control systems as well, I guess. For me, document often switch status from being person to collaborative and then back again. So for me, any version control system should have collaborative support by default.

]]> By: Zé http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/comment-page-1/#comment-91147 Zé Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:15:13 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/#comment-91147 Hello, I use 'bazaar' (bzr) for versioning, with the 'qbzr' plugin as the graphical interface. Both are cross-platform. I'm currently using it in windows and linux (single repository), for a cross-platform project. While working on my thesis, I had all the sources (latex, matlab, c, python) in several bzr repositories. You just need some mental discipline to remember to commit the changes, and if branching for a specific feature / quick hack is worthwhile. Hello,

I use ‘bazaar’ (bzr) for versioning, with the ‘qbzr’ plugin as the graphical interface. Both are cross-platform. I’m currently using it in windows and linux (single repository), for a cross-platform project.

While working on my thesis, I had all the sources (latex, matlab, c, python) in several bzr repositories. You just need some mental discipline to remember to commit the changes, and if branching for a specific feature / quick hack is worthwhile.

]]> By: kd http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/comment-page-1/#comment-91054 kd Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:03 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/#comment-91054 I've been using Git for this recently - wrote a book with Git's help, and am managing a decent sized corpus of interview transcripts with it now. The GUI tools on Windows and OSX are good enough that you don't have to worry about the technical details behind it much, and it's very low friction in terms of starting a repo and copying it around different systems. Of course, it helps if you keep your work in plain text to get best use out of version control [1] [1] Of course with Git, you can write a pre commit hook that runs a .doc to .txt converter and commits this in parallel with the main document. I’ve been using Git for this recently – wrote a book with Git’s help, and am managing a decent sized corpus of interview transcripts with it now. The GUI tools on Windows and OSX are good enough that you don’t have to worry about the technical details behind it much, and it’s very low friction in terms of starting a repo and copying it around different systems. Of course, it helps if you keep your work in plain text to get best use out of version control [1]

[1] Of course with Git, you can write a pre commit hook that runs a .doc to .txt converter and commits this in parallel with the main document.

]]> By: Christoph http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/comment-page-1/#comment-91049 Christoph Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:38:02 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/#comment-91049 I just use dropbox, which does this automatically + backs up my documents online. Note that only the paid version does versioning for more than 30 days. You can sign up using this link (which also gives me 250 MB extra) https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTEzODMyMDk Christoph I just use dropbox, which does this automatically + backs up my documents online. Note that only the paid version does versioning for more than 30 days.

You can sign up using this link (which also gives me 250 MB extra)
https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTEzODMyMDk

Christoph

]]> By: Matt http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/comment-page-1/#comment-91046 Matt Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:10 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/autover-windows-gives-you-easy-versioning/#comment-91046 For that matter, does anyone know of a similar program for OSX? For that matter, does anyone know of a similar program for OSX?

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