I have installed the MercurialEclipse plugin. I am finding it very hard to use.
I have been using the Mercurial support in NetBeans for a while now, there are many things I would like to be able to do in Eclipse if possible:
In NetBeans any changes to source code are highlighted in the line number area. New code is green, modified code is blue, and removed code is red.
Files in the project explorer appear as blue or green for modified and new respectively.
In NetBeans I can right click any directory in the project explorer and go to Mercurial->diff to get a visual diff for all files (in the directory I clicked) that have changed since the last commit.
When I right click a directory in Eclipse I am given a compare with but with only 1 option (each other) that is disabled.
Even worse, when I right click an actual file I know has changed and go to compare with I am given 3 options (local history, parent changeset, different changeset). If I click parent changeset it does not give me a diff. I assume this is beacause its the first time the file has changed since 3 commits ago. Which doesn't make since, I just want to see what I have changed to review it before commiting. I would like this to show me the changes I have made since my last commit i.e. the changes I will be committing.
Please note I am not trying to bash on Eclipse and I am not trying to Praise NetBeans. I am just wanting to know if there is a way to setup a workflow in Eclipse like I am used to in NetBeans.