Fork for Windows 1.38

Aug 27, 2019 Dmitry Serov tag release notes windows

We’re back with a fresh release of Fork for Windows. This post, like the one before it, will highlight the features and fixes found not only in this release, but also in several previous versions.

Without further ado, let’s review what the latest releases of Fork for Windows have to offer.

Side-by-side diff!

We’re bringing you more ways to compare your commits efficiently with side-by-side diffs. Click the latest addition in the list of diff viewing options to present a side-by-side view often found in external merge tools:

Or, press spacebar to get a quick look at the side-by-side diff:

Many of our commits include a reference to the issue tracker that we’re using. Similar to its macOS counterpart, Fork for Windows can now transform this reference into a highlighted link that leads you directly to the ticket in question.

Swipe and onion skin mode for images

You can visually compare images using 3 different modes: side-by-side, swipe, and onion skin.

Filter for branches and changed files

Sometimes there’s just too many branches on the sidebar. Fork for Windows comes to rescue with a filter to search for branches by name:

You can filter files in file lists, too:

Draw branch labels using their graph colors

In this release of Fork for Windows, branch labels in commit list are drawn using the colors of their respective branch graphs, making navigation easier.

Quick actions for Interactive Rebase

Firing up the whole interactive rebase workflow, might be a bit of an overkill if all you’re trying to do is a simple squash. As in Fork for Mac, there is now an easier way to start with interactive rebase in Fork for Windows: Quick Actions.

You can select a Quick Action for interactive rebase in the branch’s context menu.

Show avatars in commit list

As another way to streamline commit navigation, Fork for Windows will now show avatars from Gravatar for commit authors.

Add inline search to diff view (use Ctrl+F)

It might not be easy to find that exact change you’re looking for in a large diff. You can now press Ctrl+F to search for the text in question straight from the diff view.

Other changes
  • Merge button is now disabled for modified-removed confilcts (#174)
  • Japanese characters are now rendered correctly on avatars (#176)
  • Interactive rebase branch names now uses correct format (#178)
  • Ctrl+Alt+O shortcut doesn’t cause conflicts anymore (#23)
  • Don’t open all folder in the branches view (#32)
  • Fixed diff highlighting for \n (#94)
  • Tags are now visible in Repository Manager (#168)
  • External diffs now show correct line endings (#215)
  • Fixed a crash when dragging Repository tab to another Fork instance (#4)
  • Fixed New Branch button display for submodules (#225)
  • Fixed a crash when File History window is closed (#229)
  • URL font is updated for Dark mode (#243)
  • Blame window is no longer modal (#248)
  • Added support for AraxisMerge (#74)
  • Add support for opening Fork CLI from current directory (#78)
  • IR reword editor does not clear all edits on losing focus (#93)
  • Propose to checkout the local branch and faast-forward it to remote branch (#224)
  • Add confirmation dialog when hitting Esc on Interactive Rebase (#255)
  • Correctly handle files named HEAD (#284)
  • Add branch custom actions (#301)
  • Automatically resize commit columns when opening a repo (#277)
  • Fixed a crash in the beta window (#302)
  • Add inline highlighting for side-by-side diffs (#303)
  • Display cloning progress (#324)
  • Fixed Fetch shortcut issues (#340)
  • Fixed a crash when selecting text with bug tracking reference (#342)

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