v0.8.0

What's New

Commit Graph Visualisation

• New experimental commit graph feature with visual lane representation
• Shows commit ancestry relationships with coloured lanes and connecting lines
• Includes commit node markers and parent relationship connectors
• Graph can be toggled on/off with toolbar button (experimental feature behind setting)
• Properly handles merge commits with multiple parents
• Smart lane allocation to keep main parent on primary lane

Commit Reference Decorations

• Displays branch names (local and remote) and tags directly on commit rows
• Shows HEAD and upstream markers inline with commit metadata
• Compact display with ellipsis for long ref names and a "+N more" indicator
• Different styling for local branches (green), remote branches (accent), and tags (yellow)

Commit Navigation

• Arrow key support for moving between commits in the log
• Arrow Up/Down keys select adjacent commits with automatic scroll reveal
• Focus management for keyboard-only navigation
• Keyboard-accessible commit selection

Pagination and Performance

• Explicit "Load more commits" button instead of automatic end-reached loading
• Better error handling for failed page loads with retry capability
• Shows loading state and error messages for pagination
• Auto-reveals newly loaded commit when appending next page
• Reduced verification batch size to 20 commits for better UX

Commit Verification Improvements

• GPG keyserver verification (experimental): automatically fetch missing GPG keys from configured keyservers
• SSH signature priority: SSH signatures verify before GPG signatures that may need keyserver lookup
• Better verification state tracking with request IDs to handle out-of-order responses
• Verification retries on failure with one automatic retry per batch
• Only retries within visible range, background verification for loaded commits
• Settings for enabling/disabling GPG keyserver verification

File Tree and Staging

• Collapsible folder structure in staged/unstaged file lists
• Folder selection toggles all descendant files
• Indeterminate checkbox state for partially selected folders
• Independent folder expansion state for staged versus unstaged sections
• Cumulative statistics (additions/deletions) for folders

UI Improvements

• Better left sidebar collapse/expand UI with improved hover state and accessibility
• Enhanced titlebar layout with better text truncation for long branch names and repo paths
• Improved upstream dialog with branch filtering and scrollable list
• Fixed branch selection UI with keyboard support
• Better visibility of branch pill with title attribute

Focus Management

• Window focus detection to defer expensive operations when unfocused
• Automatic refresh when window regains focus with pending changes
• Reduces unnecessary git operations when app is backgrounded

Settings

• New "Experimental" settings section
• Commit graph button toggle (off by default)
• GPG keyserver verification toggle (off by default) in Git section
• Signature settings change event for coordinated verification updates

Localisation

• New translations for commit graph UI
• Translations for folder selection and staging operations
• Translations for load more button and pagination states
• Upstream dialog filtering and branch list translations

Fixes

• Panel layout toggle width corrected to 24px
• Better handling of concurrent refresh and load more operations
• Improved error messages with more context in pagination failures
• Fixed verification result ordering issues with concurrent requests
• Proper deduplication of commits when pagination overlaps
• Settings sync events for signature verification changes
• Window focus event listeners with proper cleanup

Full Changelog: v0.7.1...v0.8.0

v0.7.1

What’s New

Panel Layout Refactoring

• Renamed the pane layout system to panel layout for consistency with the app’s terminology
• Improved left panel minimum width handling, now set to 260px, with better visibility constraints
• Enhanced the panel resizing algorithm to maintain usable minimum sizes for all panels
• Fixed panel drag constraints to prevent the left panel from being dragged below its minimum width
• Corrected persisted layouts that become too narrow during window resize operations

Testing and Quality

• Expanded panel layout test coverage with new test cases for minimum width constraints
• Added tests for left panel drag correction and usable centre panel constraints
• Improved test assertions for edge cases in panel resizing

Dependencies

• Updated the linux-terminal-launch dependency to the latest commit

Other Improvements

• Git initialisation now targets the main branch by default in test configurations
• Code consistency improvements across layout management utilities

Fixes

• Simplified and corrected panel layout clamping logic
• Improved handling of extreme window sizes and panel width constraints
• Improved minimum panel width enforcement during manual splitter drags

Full Changelog: v0.7.0...v0.7.1

v0.7.0

What's New

CLI Enhancements

• Modern command-line interface with intuitive subcommands
  • gitmun open <path> - Open repositories
  • gitmun clone - Clone with flexible options
  • gitmun init - Initialize new repositories
• Shell completions for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell
• Window routing with --reuse-window and --new-window options

Linux Terminal Support

• Choose your preferred terminal emulator (Konsole, GNOME Terminal, Alacritty, WezTerm, and more)
• Custom terminal command support with configurable launch options
• Auto-detection of installed terminals

Commit Message Improvements

• Split subject/body interface with improved editing experience
• Resizable commit box with saved height preferences
• Keyboard shortcuts (Cmd/Ctrl+Enter) for quick commits
• Better support for multi-line messages and trailers

Error Handling

• Persistent error toasts with dismiss button
• Configurable error message auto-close delay
• Improved error messages with actionable suggestions
• Better detection of unmerged branch deletion attempts

Reset Operations

• Hard reset support to discard tracked changes

Dependencies

• Updated Vitest 4.1.0, Esbuild 0.28.0, Chai 6.2.2
• Loading skeletons for settings pages
• Improved test coverage

Fixes

• Commit message preservation for special characters and formatting
• Multi-line commit message handling with proper whitespace
• Unmerged branch deletion error messages
• Configuration persistence across sessions
• Various UI/UX improvements and stability fixes

Full Changelog: v0.6.4...v0.7.0

v0.6.4

What's Changed

Patch File Management

• Import and export patch files with flexible scope options (staged, unstaged, all, or selected)
• Selective file export with checkboxes for staged and unstaged changes
• Full support for untracked files in patches

Git Mailmap Support

• Commit author and committer identities now respect .mailmap files

UI/UX Improvements

• "More" dropdown menu in titlebar for advanced operations
• Recent repositories quick access in empty state (up to 5 repos)
• Improved search bar styling and accessibility
• Better keyboard navigation and focus handling

Backend Improvements

• Added save dialog capability
• Enhanced path validation for patch operations
• Binary patch support

Full Changelog: v0.6.2...v0.6.4

v0.6.2

What's Changed

Microsoft Store Update Progress Tracking (experimental, disabled by default)

• Real-time download and install progress display for Microsoft Store updates
• Queue status monitoring with detailed extended state information
• Distinction between download and install phases
• Better error reporting for Microsoft Store issues
• Application restart registration for MSIX installations

Commit Log Enhancements

• Multi-select commits with Ctrl+Click (or Cmd+Click on macOS) and Shift+Click
• Copy commit hash, short hash, subject, or full details from context menu
• Support for bulk copy operations on selected commits
• Context menu changes based on single vs. multiple selection

Pane Layout Improvements

• Refactored pane layout calculation into reusable utilities
• Improved ratio-based resizing to preserve splitter positions across window resizes
• Consistent pane layout clamping logic

UI/UX Improvements

• Copy repository path button in titlebar with "Copied" feedback
• Better Linux WebKit text input handling in sub-windows
• Improved AppImage rendering fallback for X11 with hardware renderer
• Settings help text improvements for diff/merge tool configuration

Linux & Platform Improvements

• AppImage force software renderer detection for X11 environments

Internal Changes

• Updated Windows API bindings for better recovery and UI handling
• Improved Microsoft Store queue item status tracking
• Better test coverage for update flow and pane layout

Full Changelog: v0.6.0...v0.6.2

v0.6.0

What's Changed

Open in File Manager, Terminal, or Git Bash

• New "Open in..." button to launch repository in File Explorer, Finder, Terminal, or Git Bash directly

Improved Error Interpretation & Guidance

• Git errors now categorized with clear summaries and suggested actions
• Network, authentication, merge conflicts, and upstream issues display helpful guidance
• Localized action labels in Result Log

Enhanced Push Failure Handling

• Network errors and authentication failures display in toasts with actionable advice
• Force-with-lease support for rebased branches

Linux & Package Improvements

• AppImage builds now available through OBS alongside DEB and RPM packages
• Improved Flatpak environment variable handling

UI/UX Improvements

• Responsive titlebar that hides labels on narrow windows
• Warning icon for push rejection dialogs
• Result Log shows expandable details for Git errors
• Updated About window website link (gitmun.org now live)

Dependencies

• Updated to gix 0.83.0 with improved diff and merge handling
• Git output locked to machine locale for consistency

Full Changelog: v0.5.4...v0.6.0

v0.5.4

Fix files not being un-stageable on a new repo while doing first commit
Fix issue with GTK dialogue hanging when opening existing repo with native file picker (switching to using xdg portal over native gtk in tauri-dialog)

Full Changelog: v0.5.3...v0.5.4

v0.5.3

What’s New

Settings and usability

• UI text size control is now available, with a cleaner slider control.
• Settings window has been reorganised for easier navigation.
• Row striping is now configurable to improve list scanning:
  • Off
  • Subtle
  • Strong

Theme improvements

• Theme files are now editable, with expanded theme token support.
• Font configuration has been improved, including bundled UI fonts.
• Better light mode polish and improved list readability.
• Improved dark mode file path contrast.

Updates

• Added an experimental Microsoft Store update flow for MSIX installs.
• This flow is disabled by default and intended for staged rollout/testing.

Stability and platform fixes

• Linux rendering fallback logic has been tightened for improved runtime behaviour.
• Potential fix for Windows window-drag handling.
• OBS packaging fixes for protobuf-c dependency resolution on Fedora Rawhide.

Full Changelog: v0.4.5...v0.5.3

v0.5.2

Full Changelog: v0.5.1...v0.5.2

v0.5.1

fix(windows): annotate store update result type in callback