Re: [PATCH] git-gui: Perform rescan on window focus-in

> Pratyush Yadav <me@yadavpratyush.com> writes:
> 
>> +Junio
> 
> I do not have a strong opinion on this one---a Meh by default means
> a moderately strong preference for status-quo.
> 
>> All right, the patch in its current state can't fly. So what is the
>> correct way to do this? I see the following options:
>>
>> 1. Add this as an option that is disabled by default, but people who
>> don't mind it can enable it. This is the easiest to implement. But I
>> leave it to you and Junio (and anyone else who wants to pitch in :))
>> to decide if it is a good idea.
> 
> I think this is a good first step.  As I said already, I am not
> convinced that "focus in" is a good heuristics for triggering auto
> rescan, and I suspect that you or others may come up with and
> replace it with a better heuristic over time.  During that
> experiment, it would be better to allow interested others to opt
> into the feature to help, while not disturbing ordinary users who
> are OK with the current behaviour.
>