Git-cola

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Usability, bells and whistles
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* `git cola` learned a few new sub commands:

.. sourcecode:: sh

git cola dag
git cola branch
git cola search

* `Return` in the summary field jumps to the extended description.

* `Ctrl+Return` is now a shortcut for 'Commit'.

* Better French translation for 'Sign-off'.

* The 'Search' widget now has a much simpler and streamlined
user interface.

* vim-style `h,j,k,l` navigation shortcuts were added to the DAG widget.

* `git dag` no longer prompts for files when diffing commits if the
text field contains paths.

* General user interface and performance improvements.

Fixes
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* The diff viewer no longer changes font size when holding `Control`
while scrolling with the mouse wheel.

* Files with a type change (e.g. symlinks that become files, etc.)
are now correctly identified as being modified.

Packaging
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* The `cola.controllers` and `cola.views` packages were removed.

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Usability, bells and whistles
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* `git cola` can now launch sub commands, e.g.:

.. sourcecode:: sh

git cola classic
git cola stash
git cola fetch
git cola push
git cola pull
git cola tag

* `git dag` is more responsive when gathering auto-completions.

* Keyboard shortcuts are displayed when the '?' key is pressed.

* Various keyboard shortcuts were added for improved usability.

* The status widget now lists unmerged files before modified files.

* vim-style `h,j,k,l` navigation shortcuts were added to the status widget.

* A 'Recently Modified Files...' tool was added.

* Tools can now be hidden with `Alt + ` (where `` is a keyboard number)
and focused with `Alt + Shift + `.

* The syntax highlighting colors for diffs was made less intrusive.

* The commit message editor was redesigned to have a more compact
and keyboard-convenient user interface.

* Keyboard shortcuts for adding a Signed-off-by (`Ctrl + i`)
and creating a commit (`Ctrl + m`) were added.

* The status widget was adjusted to use less screen real-estate.

Fixes
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* Avoid updating the index when responding to inotify events.
This avoids interfering with operations such as `git rebase --interactive`.
(`99 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/99>`_)

Packaging
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* Create `git-dag.pyw` in the win32 installer.

* win32 shortcuts now contain explicit calls to `pythonw.exe` instead of
calling the `.pyw` file directly.

Deprecated Features
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* The 'Apply Changes from Branch...' feature was removed.
`git dag`'s 'Grab File...' feature used alongside the index/worktree editor
is a simpler alternative.

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Fixes
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* Further enhanced the staging/unstaging behavior in the status widget.
(`97 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/97>`_)

* Unmerged files are no longer listed as modified.

Packaging
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The `cola-$version` tarballs on github were originally setup to
have the same contents as the old tarballs hosted on tuxfamily.
The `make dist` target was changed to write files to a
`git-cola-$version` subdirectory and tarball.

This makes the filenames consistent for the source tarball,
the darwin .app tarball, and the win32 .exe installer.

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Usability, bells and whistles
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* Refined the staging/unstaging behavior for code reviews.
(`97 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/97>`_)

* Added more styling and icons to menus and buttons.

* Adjusted some terminology to more closely match the git CLI.

Fixes
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* Boolean `git config` settings with no value are now supported
(these are not created by git these days but exist in legacy repositories).

* Unicode branches and tags are supported in the "branch diff" tool.

* Guard against low-memory conditions and more interrupted system calls.

Packaging
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* Added desktop launchers for git-cola.desktop and git-dag.desktop.
This replaces the old cola.desktop, so some adjustments to RPM .spec
and debian/ files will be needed.

* Fixed the darwin app-tarball Makefile target to create relative paths.

Cleanup
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* The `--style` option was removed. `git cola` follows the system theme
so there's no need for this option these days.

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Usability, bells and whistles
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* Export a patch series from `git dag` into a `patches/` directory.

* `git dag` learned to diff commits, slice history along paths, etc.

* Added instant-preview to the `git stash` widget.

* A simpler preferences editor is used to edit `git config` values.
(`90 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/90>`_)
(`89 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/89>`_)

* Previous commit messages can be re-loaded from the message editor.
(`33 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/33>`_)

Fixes
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* Display commits with no file changes.
(`82 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/82>`_)

* Improved the diff editor's copy/paste behavior
(`90 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/90>`_)

Packaging
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* Bumped version number to ceil(minimum git version).
`git cola` now requires `git` >= 1.6.3.

* Simplified git-cola's versioning when building from tarballs
outside of git. We no longer check for a 'version' file at
the root of the repository. We instead keep a default version
in `cola/version.py` and use it when `git cola`'s `.git` repository
is not available.

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Usability, bells and whistles
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* inotify is much snappier and available on Windows
thanks to Karl Bielefeldt.

* New right-click command to add untracked files to .gitignore
thanks to Audrius Karabanovas.

* Stash, fetch, push, and pull usability improvements

* General usability improvements

* stderr is logged when applying partial diffs.

Fixes
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* Files can be unstaged when amending.
(`82 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/82>`_)

* Show the configured remote.$remote.pushurl in the GUI
(`83 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/83>`_)

* Removed usage of the "user" module.
(`86 <https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola/issues/86>`_)

* Avoids an extra `git update-index` call during startup.