To detect when a file has been changed

[jimarin]

Hi there,

an enhancement:

User (A) opens file (F)
User (B) opens file (F)

User (B) modifies and saves file (F)
User (A) modifies and saves file (F) <-- User (B) has lost his/her work

Could it be made that when saving a file user is notified that it has been changed
in the meantime?

An example of this would be:

User (A) is to save file (F) but it is notified that someone has changed it.

The editor gives (A) the option to load the file.

This would mean that (A) looses his/her work but it could be an advantage if (B)
did more than (A).

Cheers !

jima

PS.
Please don't tell me this is also to be left till the editor is changed as you did with
the indent enhancement.

:):):)

[Javier Portugal]

We can do another thing. When a file is open in tol editor it can be blocked (and
released when editor is closed) and if other user tries to open it while its blocked,
he's notified and only can open this file for reading.
With this method nobody looses his work.
What do you think?

[jimarin]

For me that would do...

the important point is to see that nobody does an overwrite without noticing it...

the point I suggested is complementary to the one you propose, so both can be
implemented

best regards

jima

[ofernandez]

The editor takes the time of modification of the file opened and notices the user if
the file has been modified.
I have discarded the option of the blocking by the problems derived if crash
tolbase when a file is blocked.