[Locomotive-users] [Req] : project snapshot (zip)

[Alain Ravet]

Steve,

   > On Feb 2, 2007, at 5:21 AM, Alain Ravet wrote:
   > > I've automated it through a script that I placed in
   > > the dock, but I still need to create one script for each new project
   > > so...

This 1-click action is my safety net, and it makes me daring more
because all it takes is 1 click on a Dock icon. And while it's
zipping, I'm sipping.

It's a poor man'Undo. I'm surprised not more people do it. In my Java
era, I even made a plugin for IDEA that would zip the whole project
and send this backup file to your GMail account. With 1 click.


   > Why not just write a shell (or perl, python, or ruby) script and drop
   > it in your ~/bin?  Then you'd have one script that could work for
   > everything.
   > Though, of course you'd have to run it from the shell, in the base


That's the whole point: it's too complex - or rather: it could+should
be waaaayy simpler -, and if it's complex you don't use it. I prefer
to spend a few minutes to create an automator. The biggest problem is
wasting space in the Dock for 1 new icon for each project.

Alain