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git-gui: automatically move focus to staged file before typing commit message?

From
Birger Skogeng Pedersen <birger.sp@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 14, 2019, 12:24 UTC
Message-ID
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Hi everyone,
I personally prefer to have the changes I am about to commit visible
in the diff view, while I write my commit message. So usually I do
this:
1. Stage the file(s) I've been working on.
2. Select a file I just staged, so I can see the changes in the diff widget.
3. Jump to the "Commit Message" widget to type up my commit message.
Basically, I would like to be able to skip step 2. When the user
stages the last file in the "Unstaged Changes" widget, no file is
selected and the diff view becomes blank. When this is the case, I
would prefer that git-gui automatically selects one of the staged
files and shows it in the diff widget before I type up my commit
message. Naturally, this automatic selection should **only** happen
when the user chooses focus the "Commit Message" widget.

I propose: (When the user focuses the "Commit Message" widget, if no file is currently selected (i.e. diff widget shows no text)) automatically select the first file listed in the "Staged Changes" widget so the changes of that file show up in the diff widget.

Thoughts?

Best regards, Birger S Pedersen

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  1. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 14, 2019
  2. Pratyush YadavSep 14, 2019
  3. Johannes SixtSep 14, 2019
  4. Pratyush YadavSep 14, 2019
  5. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 15, 2019
  6. Pratyush YadavSep 16, 2019
  7. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 26, 2019
  8. Pratyush YadavSep 26, 2019
  9. Birger Skogeng PedersenSep 26, 2019
  10. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 7, 2019
  11. 1/2 git-gui: implement proc select_path_in_widgetBirger Skogeng Pedersen, Oct 7, 2019
  12. 2/2 git-gui: select staged on ui_comm focusBirger Skogeng Pedersen, Oct 7, 2019
  13. Pratyush YadavOct 16, 2019
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  15. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 15, 2019
  16. Pratyush YadavOct 16, 2019
  17. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 17, 2019
  18. Johannes SixtOct 17, 2019
  19. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 17, 2019
  20. Pratyush YadavOct 17, 2019
  21. Pratyush YadavOct 8, 2019
  22. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 8, 2019

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