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Timeline preferences

At the top of the preferences window, you can set how many revisions are loaded into the Timeline when you open or refresh it. It's always possible to load more revisions while you are viewing the Timeline, so you can keep this number low to make sure the Timeline loads as quickly as possible.

File Browser preferences

On computers running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), the preference “Refresh when local changes are made” will be visible. With this feature switched on, Versions will listen for file system notifications, automatically refreshing the display of the browser view when something changes inside your working copy. Basically, the status you see in Versions will then always be up to date.

File Comparison preferences

Use the drop-down menu next to “File Comparison:” to select which application or script Versions should use to compare changes between different versions of files. See the section: Comparing differences for more information about file comparisons, which external applications are supported and how to get them, and how to create a custom comparison script.

Bookmarks List preferences

Versions shows a badge next to each working copy bookmark which indicates the amount of local and remote changes to that working copy. The data to display these badges is fetched every once in a while in the background. If you have a large number of working copies visible in your bookmarks list, switching off “Show badges with working copy changes” may improve performance and reduce network traffic.

Proxy preferences

Versions allows you to specify a custom proxy server to use for http(s) connections. To use a custom proxy server, enable the "Use proxy for HTTP(S) connections" option and fill in the details of your server in the proxy configuration sheet.

Subversion Library preferences

Versions supports support for Subversion 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6. Subversion 1.4 is selected by default on Leopard, and 1.6 is selected by default on Snow Leopard. If you would like to be able to use Versions alongside Xcode SCM integration or other Subversion clients, this default setting is probably the best option.