[p4] Scripting P4win.
Robert Cowham
robert at vaccaperna.co.uk
Tue Apr 1 15:06:38 PDT 2008
> As for p4win, the day that perforce stops distributing that
> piece of software is the day I stop using perforce. It's the
> one redeeming UI client, p4v is a sea of usability
> misunderstandings and confusion (hey, I get confused in
> there, and I fancy myself somewhat familiar with perforce,
> how can I expect a new user to have any chance?). I can't
> make odds and ends of that thing, and it made the fatal try
> to support multiple platforms within one (gui) toolkit. Cross
> platform only means that it's equally crappy on each
> platform. No, give me a native client, one that looks and
> feels like the platform I'm on.
P4V is getting there, but it has had a long and painful upbringing. The
latest version is noticably snappier than the previous one.
> Furthermore, it is my opinion that p4win should be officially
> supported.
Well my understanding is that it is still supported, but not being enhanced.
Robert
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