1 .. |beta(TM)| unicode:: beta U+2122
5 Usability, bells and whistles
6 -----------------------------
7 * Allow un/staging by right-clicking top-level items
9 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/57
11 * Running 'commit' with no staged changes prompts to allow
14 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/55
16 * Fetch, Push, and Pull are now available via the menus
18 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/58
22 * Simplified the actions widget to work around a regression
25 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/62
29 Usability, bells and whistles
30 -----------------------------
31 * `git-dag` |beta(TM)| interaction was made faster.
35 * Added '...' indicators to the buttons for
36 'Fetch...', 'Push...', 'Pull...', and 'Stash...'.
38 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/51
40 * Fixed a hang-on-exit bug in the cola-provided
41 'ssh-askpass' implementation.
45 Usability, bells and whistles
46 -----------------------------
47 * Staging and unstaging is faster.
49 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/48
51 * `git-dag` |beta(TM)| reads history in a background thread.
55 * Added :data:`cola.compat.hashlib` for `Python 2.4` compatibility
56 * Improved `PyQt 4.1.x` compatibility.
60 * Configured menu actions use ``sh -c`` for Windows portability.
66 Usability, bells and whistles
67 -----------------------------
68 * Added support for the configurable ``guitool.<tool>.*``
69 actions as described in ``git-config(1)``.
71 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/44
73 http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-config.html
75 This makes it possible to add new actions to `git-cola`
76 by simply editing ``~/.gitconfig``. This implements the
77 same guitool support as `git-gui`.
78 * Introduced a stat cache to speed up `git-config` and
79 repository status checks.
80 * Added Alt-key shortcuts to the main `git-cola` interface.
81 * The `Actions` dock widget switches between a horizontal
82 and vertical layout when resized.
83 * We now use ``git diff --submodule`` for submodules
84 (used when git >= 1.6.6).
85 * The context menu for modified submodules includes an option
88 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/17
90 * Prefer ``$VISUAL`` over ``$EDITOR`` when both are defined.
91 These are used to set a default editor in lieu of `core.editor`
93 * Force the editor to be ``gvim`` when we see ``vim``.
94 This prevents us from launching an editor in the (typically
95 unattached) parent terminal and creating zombie editors
96 that cannot be easily killed.
97 * Selections are remembered and restored across updates.
98 This makes the `partial-staging` workflow easier since the
99 diff view will show the updated diff after staging.
100 * Show the path to the current repository in a tooltip
101 over the commit message editor.
103 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/45
105 * Log internal ``git`` commands when ``GIT_COLA_TRACE`` is defined.
107 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/39
111 * Improved backwards compatibility for Python 2.4.
112 * `Review mode` can now review the current branch; it no longer
113 requires you to checkout the branch into which the reviewed
114 branch will be merged.
115 * Guard against `color.ui = always` configuration when using
116 `git-log` by passing ``--no-color``.
117 * ``yes`` and ``no`` are now supported as valid booleans
118 by the `git-config` parser.
119 * Better defaults are used for `fetch`, `push`, and `pull`..
121 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/43
125 * Removed colon (`:`) from the applilcation name on Windows
127 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/41
129 * Fixed bugs with the Windows installer
131 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/40
133 * Added a more standard i18n infrastructure. The install
134 tree now has the common ``share/locale/$lang/LC_MESSAGES/git-cola.mo``
135 layout in use by several projects.
137 * Started trying to accomodate Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
138 in the ``darwin/`` build scripts but our tester is yet to
139 report success building a `.app` bundle.
141 * Replaced use of ``perl`` in Sphinx/documentation Makefile
142 with more-portable ``sed`` constructs. Thanks to
143 Stefan Naewe for discovering the portability issues and
144 providing msysgit-friendly patches.
149 Usability, bells and whistles
150 -----------------------------
151 * It is now possible to checkout from the index as well
152 as from `HEAD`. This corresponds to the
153 `Removed Unstaged Changes` action in the `Repository Status` tool.
154 * The `remote` dialogs (fetch, push, pull) are now slightly
156 * Bookmarks can be selected when `git-cola` is run outside of a git repository.
157 * Added more user documentation. We now include many links to
158 external git resources.
159 * Added `git-dag Beta` to the available tools.
160 `git-dag` is a node-based DAG history browser.
161 It doesn't do much yet, but it's been merged so that we can start
162 building and improving upon it.
166 * Fixed a missing ``import`` when showing `right-click` actions
167 for unmerged files in the `Repository Status` tool.
168 * ``git update-index --refresh`` is no longer run everytime
169 ``git cola version`` is run.
170 * Don't try to watch non-existant directories when using `inotify`.
171 * Use ``git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name`` plumbing to find
172 the name of the current branch.
176 * The ``Makefile`` will now conditionally include a ``config.mak``
177 file located at the root of the project. This allows for user
178 customizations such as changes to the `prefix` variable
179 to be stored in a file so that custom settings do not need to
180 be specified every time on the command-line.
181 * The build scripts no longer require a ``.git`` directory to
182 generate the ``builtin_version.py`` module. The release tarballs
183 now include a ``version`` file at the root of the project which
184 is used in lieu of having the git repository available.
185 This allows for ``make clean && make`` to function outside of
187 * Added maintainer's ``make dist`` target to the ``Makefile``.
188 * The built-in `simplejson` and `jsonpickle` libraries can be
189 excluded from ``make install`` by specifying the ``standalone=true``
190 `make` variable. For example, ``make standalone=true install``.
191 This corresponds to the ``--standalone`` option to ``setup.py``.
197 Usability, bells and whistles
198 -----------------------------
199 * We now use patience diff by default when it is available via
200 `git diff --patience`.
201 * Allow closing the `cola classic` tool with `Ctrl+W`.
205 * Fixed an unbound variable error in the `push` dialog.
209 * Don't include `simplejson` in MANIFEST.in.
210 * Update desktop entry to read `Cola Git GUI`.
216 This feature release adds two new features directly from
217 `git-cola`'s github issues backlog. On the developer
218 front, further work was done towards modularizing the code base.
220 Usability, bells and whistles
221 -----------------------------
222 * Dragging and dropping patches invokes `git-am`
224 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/3
226 * A dialog to allow opening or cloning a repository
227 is presented when `git-cola` is launched outside of a git repository.
229 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed/#issue/22
231 * Warn when `push` is used to create a new branch
233 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed#issue/35
235 * Optimized startup time by removing several calls to `git`.
240 * `git-cola` is once again compatible with PyQt 4.3.x.
244 * `cola.gitcmds` was added to factor out git command-line utilities
245 * `cola.gitcfg` was added for interacting with `git-config`
246 * `cola.models.browser` was added to factor out repobrowser data
255 * Fix launching external applications on Windows
256 * Ensure that the `amend` checkbox is unchecked when switching modes
257 * Update the status tree when amending commits
265 * Fix Lintian warnings
273 * Fix X11 warnings on application startup
281 * Added missing 'Exit Diff Mode' button for 'Diff Expression' mode
283 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed/#issue/31
285 * Fix a bug when initializing fonts on Windows
287 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed/#issue/32
295 * Keep entries in sorted order in the `cola classic` tool
296 * Fix staging untracked files
298 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed/#issue/27
300 * Fix the `show` command in the Stash dialog
302 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed/#issue/29
304 * Fix a typo when loading merge commit messages
306 http://github.com/davvid/git-cola/issues/closed/#issue/30
312 This release focuses on a redesign of the git-cola user interface,
313 a tags interface, and better integration of the `cola classic` tool.
314 A flexible interface based on configurable docks is used to manage the
315 various cola widgets.
317 Usability, bells and whistles
318 -----------------------------
319 * New GUI is flexible and user-configurable
320 * Individual widgets can be detached and rearranged arbitrarily
321 * Add an interface for creating tags
322 * Provide a fallback `SSH_ASKPASS` implementation to prompt for
323 SSH passwords on fetch/push/pull
324 * The commit message editor displays the current row/column and
325 warns when lines get too long
326 * The `cola classic` tool displays upstream changes
327 * `git cola --classic` launches `cola classic` in standalone mode
328 * Provide more information in log messages
332 * Inherit the window manager's font settings
333 * Miscellaneous PyQt4 bug fixes and workarounds
337 * Removed all usage of Qt Designer `.ui` files
338 * Simpler model/view architecture
339 * Selection is now shared across tools
340 * Centralized notifications are used to keep views in sync
341 * The `cola.git` command class was made thread-safe
342 * Less coupling between model and view actions
343 * The status view was rewritten to use the MVC architecture
344 * Added more documentation and tests
350 Usability, bells and whistles
351 -----------------------------
352 * Added a `cola classic` tool for browsing the entire repository
353 * Handle diff expressions with spaces
354 * Handle renamed files
358 * Handle carat `^` characters in diff expressions on Windows
359 * Worked around a PyQt 4.5/4.6 QThreadPool bug
363 * Added a keyboard shortcuts reference page
364 * Added developer API documentation
368 * Fix the diff expression used when reviewing branches
369 * Fix a bug when pushing branches
370 * Fix X11 warnings at startup
371 * Fix more interrupted system calls on Mac OS X
377 Usability, bells and whistles
378 -----------------------------
379 * Fresh and tasty SVG logos
380 * Added `Branch Review` mode for reviewing topic branches
381 * Added diff modes for diffing between tags, branches,
382 or arbitrary `git diff` expressions
383 * The push dialog selects the current branch by default.
384 This is in preparation for `git-1.7.0` where unconfigured `git push`
385 will refuse to push when run without specifying the remote name
386 and branch. See the `git` release notes for more information
387 * Support `open` and `clone` commands on Windows
388 * Allow saving cola UI layouts
389 * Re-enabled `double-click-to-stage` for unmerged entries.
390 Disabling it for unmerged items was inconsistent, though safer.
391 * Show diffs when navigating the status tree with the keyboard
395 * Worked around `pyuic4` bugs in the `setup.py` build script
396 * Added Mac OSX application bundles to the download page
404 * `git-difftool` became an official git command in `git-1.6.3`.
405 * `git-difftool` learned `--no-prompt` / `-y` and a corresponding
406 `difftool.prompt` configuration variable
408 Usability, bells and whistles
409 -----------------------------
410 * Warn when `non-fast-forward` is used with fetch, push or pull
411 * Allow `Ctrl+C` to exit cola when run from the command line
415 * Support Unicode font names
416 * Handle interrupted system calls
420 * `PEP-8`-ified more of the cola code base
425 * All resources are now installed into `$prefix/share/git-cola`.
426 Closed Debian bug #519972
428 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519972
436 * Added support for Kompare in `git-difftool`
437 * Added a separate configuration namespace for `git-difftool`
438 * Added the `diff.tool` configuration variable to define the default diff tool
440 Usability, bells and whistles
441 -----------------------------
442 * The stash dialog allows passing the `--keep-index` option to `git stash`
443 * Amending a published commit warns at commit time
444 * Simplified the file-across-revisions comparison dialog
445 * `origin` is selected by default in fetch/push/pull
446 * Removed the search field from the log widget
447 * The log window moved into a drawer widget at the bottom of the UI
448 * Log window display can be configured with
449 `cola.showoutput` = `{never, always, errors}`. `errors` is the default.
450 * `NOTE` -- `cola.showoutput` was removed with the GUI rewrite in 1.4.0.
454 * Improved nose unittest usage
458 * Added a Windows/msysGit installer
459 * Included private versions of `simplejson` and `jsonpickle`
460 for ease of installation and development