Open crutkas opened 1 year ago
So what's the status of this feature? Is it still in design/planning? Engineering? Test?
Was the integration shown at Build 2023 fake/conceptual?
This will be available as an experimental feature that can be enabled in Dev Home version 0.1801.
How does one actually get this feature? I'm on Windows 11 Insider Beta 22635.4300, and I have Dev Home Preview 0.1801.640.0, but the new Windows Explorer options in Dev Home aren't showing up. What am I missing?
@DefaultRyan or @ssparach Can you answer the above question?
How does one actually get this feature? I'm on Windows 11 Insider Beta 22635.4300, and I have Dev Home Preview 0.1801.640.0, but the new Windows Explorer options in Dev Home aren't showing up. What am I missing?
I'm the primary dev working on this feature, and I'm happy to answer. There are two pieces here.
By the way, thanks for looking at this! I'm eager for feedback once you try this out.
Suggested new feature or improvement
As a developer, information at a glance is critical. In git workflows, knowing the branch, the state of a file, and more helps you stay productive and engaged with the tools you care about.
This integration aims to allow you to quickly access information needed directly from File Explorer and get you into the tools you know and trust to do the work.
Additionally, this work is coupled with an initiative to improve the left-hand navigation pane for developers using git with:
This ships as a Dev Home extension with settings for the feature accessible within Dev Home itself.
Scenario
Using GitHub desktop and then being asked to go to File Explorer to see and interact with your files. This creates a torn experience - let's close the loop by providing tools for continuing this interaction and getting back into the flow.
Finding local git repositories on my device.
Additional details
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