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Make poll/fetch intervalls configurable
Be able to change the default intervalls in the preferences dialog. At least the 2 options smartgit.repositories.background.poll.delay and smartgit.repositories.background.fetch.delay (see https://www.syntevo.com/doc/display/SG/System+Properties#SystemProperties-Backgroundoperations)
This was discussed here : http://smartgit.userecho.com/topics/143-repository-gets-update-only-when-pull-souce-tree-displays-already-committed-items-even-before-pull/
Improve spell checking dictionary (it should not mark jargon as incorrect words)
The new spell checking feature in SmartGit is not really tailored for developers. It marks words like linux and base64 as incorrect. How about making SmartGit anonymously collect words that users add to their dictionary, and then adding some of the most popular words to SmartGit's default dictionary, so everyone can benefit from it?
Keyword suggestions for commit messages
Suggestion:
Commit message editor shall make suggestions while you type. Those suggestions would be based on
- Keywords in diffs for current commit
- Filenames affected by current commit
Rationale:
It's quite typical to list affected entity names in commit message. Like, "Moved FooBar global variable from Generic.cpp to Foo.cpp". Having commit message editor suggest those keywords will make writing commit messages easier. I heard TortoiseSVN does that.
Searchable settings
It's really difficult to find setting because you need to browse every tab searching for it. Would be great if it was possible to search like it is implemented in PhpStorm.
Push to several remote repositories
I have several remote repositories bitbacket, github etc. I want to push in each repositories in one click. Now i should to edit the configs manually and push to every repository.
Compare (built-in): improve detection/display of related changes
E.g. denote moved hunks
Please provide samples where SmartGit's compare produces sub-optimal results.
Add the "Stash" action on the popup menu
I am sure you can find some place to add "Stash" somewhere inside this popup menu :-)

Enhance rebase with --update-refs
Hello,
Summary : introduce ability to perform rebase with --update-ref, and enhance UI around it
Use case solved :
- you work on a big feature, and you have to split your work into multiple PRs. You have therefore many branches and Pull requests based on each other (also called chained PR, PR trains).
- You are working with a git flow where you occasionally need to rebase/squash/force-push to integrate fixes in your feature branches before merging them
The problem : Suppose you need to fix a bug on the very first branch with a rebase on the original commit, you'd have to also rebase all other branches. --update-ref allows to do this once
Additional enhancements possible : the smartgit UI could tell you which other branches had their refs updated, and suggest to push them as well. It is unsure if this is always the desired behavior (for example If you are working with a teammate on this PR-train, and you need to better co-ordinate)
Original message :
I just discovered this feature from git called --update ref released actually a couple years ago in 2022
https://medium.com/@bruce.ho98/a-better-way-to-rebase-stacked-prs-aa9b4dc600f1
I was wondering if this is something that could be introduced to Smartgit ? It could be either silently (just applying the parameter) or even better, having some UI feedback about the list of other updated branches, along with support regarding pushing all those branches.
It could be a killer feature for teams committed to making small PRs and often needing to cascade them.
Notes : there are some tools that seem to provide similar behavior to rebase --update-refs available online like https://github.com/realyze/pr-train
Best,
Cyril
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