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Git view

The Git view shows the changes and the history of a folder that is a git repository. Current Mac builds do not show it, because it needs an open folder and Projects replaced that.

  • Mac appNot availableBuilt, but not shown. It needs an open folder, and since 1.3.61 Projects replaced the one open folder.
  • Windows appNot availableBuilt and read only, but its navigation item shows only when Haruno's own working folder for the project is inside a Git repository, which it is not on a normal PC.
Not in the Mac app today

The Git row is not in the sidebar of current Mac builds. It was meant for the advanced view, and only when the open folder was a git repository. Since version 1.3.61 the app has no single open folder, so the row never appears. The screen is built but switched off for every customer. In the advanced view, the Git item in the View menu is listed but stays greyed out.

Git is a tool that developers use to keep track of changes to a folder of files. A folder that git tracks is called a repository. The Git view was a small window onto one.

What it was

A screen with two tabs, Changes and History, and the branch name under the window title.

Changes. Three lists: Staged, Changes and Untracked. Each file shows whether it was modified, added, deleted, renamed, untracked or in conflict. Stage and Unstage move a file between the lists, and Stage All and Unstage All move all of them. Click a file to see its changes line by line. Under the lists, a Commit message box and a Commit button save the staged changes. With nothing to do it says Working tree clean.

History. A branch menu with how far ahead or behind each branch is, a box to name a new branch with Create, the list of commits, and the files changed in the one you pick. Switching branch is refused while there are changes that are not committed.

It could not push, pull or merge. It refreshed by itself when Haruno finished a turn.

Where to look now

Nothing inside the app replaces it. To review changes to a repository, use your usual git tool. What Haruno does in a chat shows in the Activities list.

Who has it

Nobody in current builds.

What to tell a customer

There is no Git screen in the Mac app today. Haruno is built for finance work, and this screen was kept for people who work in a repository. If a customer needs one, tell the team.

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+title: Git view
+summary: The Git view shows the changes and the history of a folder that is a git repository. Current Mac builds do not show it, because it needs an open folder and Projects replaced that.
+feature: source-control
+covers:
+  - apple/Sources/GitFeature/**
+---
+
+<Callout variant="warning" title="Not in the Mac app today">
+The Git row is not in the sidebar of current Mac builds. It was meant for the advanced view, and only when the open folder was a git repository. Since version 1.3.61 the app has no single open folder, so the row never appears. The screen is built but switched off for every customer. In the advanced view, the <Ui>Git</Ui> item in the View menu is listed but stays greyed out.
+</Callout>
+
+Git is a tool that developers use to keep track of changes to a folder of files. A folder that git tracks is called a repository. The Git view was a small window onto one.
+
+## What it was
+
+A screen with two tabs, <Ui>Changes</Ui> and <Ui>History</Ui>, and the branch name under the window title.
+
+**Changes.** Three lists: <Ui>Staged</Ui>, <Ui>Changes</Ui> and <Ui>Untracked</Ui>. Each file shows whether it was modified, added, deleted, renamed, untracked or in conflict. <Ui>Stage</Ui> and <Ui>Unstage</Ui> move a file between the lists, and <Ui>Stage All</Ui> and <Ui>Unstage All</Ui> move all of them. Click a file to see its changes line by line. Under the lists, a <Ui>Commit message</Ui> box and a <Ui>Commit</Ui> button save the staged changes. With nothing to do it says <Ui>Working tree clean</Ui>.
+
+**History.** A branch menu with how far ahead or behind each branch is, a box to name a new branch with <Ui>Create</Ui>, the list of commits, and the files changed in the one you pick. Switching branch is refused while there are changes that are not committed.
+
+It could not push, pull or merge. It refreshed by itself when Haruno finished a turn.
+
+## Where to look now
+
+Nothing inside the app replaces it. To review changes to a repository, use your usual git tool. What Haruno does in a chat shows in the [Activities list](/macos/chat/activities-panel/).
+
+## Who has it
+
+Nobody in current builds.
+
+## What to tell a customer
+
+There is no Git screen in the Mac app today. Haruno is built for finance work, and this screen was kept for people who work in a repository. If a customer needs one, tell the team.