Configuring User Properties

You can extend Cornerstone’s Inspector with your own fields that provide a simple interface for viewing and changing the values of user properties.

The properties displayed by the Inspector are configured in Cornerstone’s User Properties preference pane.

User properties apply to all files and folders in all repositories and working copies. It is not possible to define sets of user properties specific to either particular file types or locations.

Adding a User Property

To add a user property:

  1. Open the preferences window by selecting Preferences... (key equivalent ⌘,) from the Cornerstone menu.

  2. Switch to the User Properties pane.

  3. Click the button to add a new property.

  4. Specify the name of the property in the Name field. This is the name used to identify the property to Subversion.

    Property names are subject to some restrictions. See the Property Names section for more information.

  5. Optionally, use the Label field to specify the text that is used to represent the property in the Inspector.

    The property’s name will be used if you leave this field blank.

  6. Use the Type pop-up to select how the property is edited in the Inspector. Possible values are:

    • Text Field
    • Checkbox
    • Pop-Up List
    • File

    See the Field Types section for more information on these types.

  7. The Inspector is immediately updated to include the added property.

Disabling User Properties

If you have no need for user properties then you can hide the related section in the Inspector by unchecking the Enable user properties checkbox in the User Properties preference pane.