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

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Birger Skogeng Pedersen <birger.sp@gmail.com>
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Oct 7, 2019, 16:52 UTC
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So I kinda got this working, but only when focusing the commit message widget.

I did not manage to get it working when invoking "do_add_all", (e.g. when pressing CTRL/CMD+i). I added this:

bind $ui_comm <$M1B-Key-i> {do_add_all;select_staged_file;break} bind $ui_comm <$M1B-Key-I> {do_add_all;select_staged_file;break}

But it seems that the "select_staged_file" procedure is invoked _before_ "do_add_all" finishes. So that's not working. All changes gets staged, but no staged change is selected.

And I'm quite stuck. Do I send the unfinished patch, so maybe I can get some advice? Or is it better to just wait until I have the perfect patch ready?

Birger
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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 8, 2019
  14. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 8, 2019
  15. Pratyush YadavOct 13, 2019
  16. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 15, 2019
  17. Pratyush YadavOct 16, 2019
  18. Pratyush YadavOct 16, 2019
  19. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 17, 2019
  20. Johannes SixtOct 17, 2019
  21. Birger Skogeng PedersenOct 17, 2019
  22. Pratyush YadavOct 17, 2019

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