FrameMaker (dita) and SVN

[Steve Johnson]

I've worked with many people in three jobs, writers and engineers
alike ... myself included ... who use TortoiseSVN without issues.
Except for the fact that, because it's a Windows Explorer plug-in, it
has the same refresh issues as Explorer has. Typical example is you'll
do a commit (aka check-in) and the icons SVN puts next to files and
folders don't change; they still look like they need to be committed.
The solution is to do another commit and make sure everything got
checked in.

Unless you prefer the command line or need to script it start off with
TortoiseSVN and move away from it if you have issues.

The other thing to consider is what most other people in your company
use. If you're the only one using command line you won't get any
support from people in your company.

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com> wrote:
> There's no integration but it's easy to use and works fine.
>
> I've found the TortoiseSVN client problematic. I recommend using
> either the command-line client or the free version of SmartSVN.
>
> Checking out files just creates local copies, it does not lock them as
> in some other source control systems. With unstructured FM files,
> since they can't be merged you should lock them in SVN if there's any
> chance someone else might try to work on them at the same time. With
> DITA source, you could go either way.
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:03 AM,  <ETudsbery at cpaglobal.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I currently use FrameMaker to author DITA files. I currently work alone but
>> will soon be joined by three other writers. For this reason I was planning
>> on using SVN for source control (SVN is already used in the company for the
>> application code).
>>
>> I was wondering how practical it is to use this pairing. Is there any
>> integration between the new versions of FrameMaker and SVN? Or do I have to
>> check out the files in a separate SVN client before opening the files in
>> FrameMaker?
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