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Mark as favorites also Repositories' groups and submodules
Currently we mark a Repository as favorite
It would be handy to be able to mark also Repositories' Group and submodule inside parent Repository.
Open existing SmartGit instance from command line
We have some useful command-line arguments.
But smartgit.sh always creates new windows.
Can a new command-line parameter be added, to apply all parameters like --log and --open to an already opened SmartGit instance, if any?
If there are several SmartGits opened, modify any of them.
If there is no SmartGits opened, ignore the new parameter, open new SmartGit.
By the way, it would be great if --anchor-commit argument worked with --open flag too (not --log only), just focusing the commit specified.
Option to display whitespace
In the File Compare window, there is a useful option (under View > Settings > General : Show Whitespaces) that allows displaying a · (middle dot) for spaces and » for tabs, making it super easy to spot whitespace differences, e.g. when the wrong indentation is used.

It would be really nice to have the same functionality when viewing changes in the main SmartGit window as well.

As a bonus: make the setting in File Compare persistent. At the moment (version 25.1.102), it has to be set every time a new window is opened.
Many thanks !
Copying GitHub link to a file?
Can we have a simple function that, when right-clicking on an indexed, unmodified file, and we are on a branch tracking a GitHub branch, provide a choice to copy a link to the corresponding GitHub file?
It copies a link like https://github.com/<account>/<repo>/blob/<blobid>/<filepath>#L<linenumber> or
https://github.com/<account>/<repo>/blob/<branch>/<filepath>#L<linenumber>
Just like this (in Resharper):

I believe this would be a useful addition to the current feature set.
Best Regards,
Yukino.
Option to always create annotated tags
Lightweight and annotated tags behave differently, and for my purposes I'd always like annotated tags, even with an empty description (due to their having their own independent timestamp). It would be great to have an option so that every created tag was an "annotated" tag, even if the annotation was empty.
Have different displays for lightweight and annotated tags
It's been requested to show annotated tags' descriptions in the Commit pane, but that was considered too verbose. How about just indicating that a specific tag is annotated? (The two often behave differently, e.g. with `git describe`, so it's important to know.)
Some (perhaps ugly) suggestions:
- On the Graph, add an icon at the right edge of an annotated tag
- On the Commit pane, add an icon or "(annotated)" to the right of each annotated tag, or perhaps the first few words of the annotation
Support for => refstorage = reftable
Git reftable is needed to handle Case Sensitive and Case insensitive scenarios and improve overall speed for repository operations with several branches.
Change language of generated commit messages
I want to configure the language of the AI generated commit messages
AI "Explain commit" also in the Working Tree Journal
Users who use the Working Tree-window should be able to right click a commit in the journal and select "Explain commit" there like in the log window
Add options in Base Changes window to only show the diff between Left+Base and Base+Right
When doing a complex merge using the conflict Solver I often use the Base Changes window to see what has changed between since the common parent in both cases which is a fantastic feature, thanks! When using the "Left+Base" mode the Base view still shows the changes compared to Right, even though it is hidden (and same when using Right+Base - the changes between Right and Base are still shown in the Base View).
Would it be possible to add an option (e.g. toolbar button or menu option) to toggle this behaviour to only show the diff between the relevant side and Base. This would then give the same effect as selecting the Base commit and whichever commit corresponds to Left or Right in the log window (which is the workaround I currently use).
Below is an example from an opensource project that (hopefully) illustrates what I mean.
Base Changes Window:

Base + Right selected

The changes shown for lines 45 to 56 in the Common Base above are the changes between Left and Base (which is what I would like to temporarily turn off).
For reference, selecting the same two commits in the the log view and using the File Compare Tool shows the following:

And just in case you would also like to see it, this is the view for Left + Base:

and its associated File Compare (Base is on left in this view)

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