Xcode: Version editor: Old code should be on the left

Originator:sdfisher
Number:rdar://11833602 Date Originated:09-Jul-2012 01:43 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

Unlike the majority of source code difference viewers, Xcode displays new code on the left and the code in the repository on the right. This should be reversed.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open a project that's been in source control.
2. Open a file.
3. Switch to version editor.
4. Try to make changes on the right.

Expected Results:

You should be able to.

Actual Results:

Oops! It turns out in Xcode, the local file is on the left.

Regression:

Notes:

I understand this is probably to make the view more like the assistant editors, where the primary editor is on the left. But I don't think this is a good reason.

The assistant editor vs. versions editor is a mode that I'm forced to select before editing the code.

I am quite sure Apple thought people would get used to this and it would fly. I've been using Xcode 4 since it was first made available to people who didn't go to WWDC 2010, and this still confuses me. Please fix it.

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