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Show advanced by default in new branch dialog#867

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Show advanced options by default. Previously hidden, but doesn't really save screen space and is annoying for users who use this functionality twenty times a day.

Show advanced options by default. Previously hidden, but doesn't really save screen space and is annoying for users who use this functionality twenty times a day.
@Murmele
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Murmele commented Jul 30, 2025

What is your usecase? Actually I never used the advanced options

  • Right click in the commit list. It should create the branch at that location with that name -> Why do you need to set upstream here?
  • New branch from menu -> When setting the startpoint and a name, why do you need the upstream option?

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AHSauge commented Jul 31, 2025

Wouldn't this be better served with a general user setting to enable/disable showing advanced options by default, instead of a hardcoded value?

As a side-note, I suspect right clicking, checking out the upstream branch and creating a local branch from the dialogue that pops up severs the use-case here. From my POV, needing to go in the menu to create a branch specifically targetting an upstream branch is pretty niche.

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drpeterfranz commented Jul 31, 2025

Use case is for new branches which have been created on github or gitlab. This is a standard workflow, I create around half a dozen branches, often more, each day this way.

New branch is created on gitlab/github. After fetch that new branch is available in the drop down list under advanced. So want this to be expanded. Not a big issue, just a bit annoying you always have to click to get there.

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