apache / apache/netbeans

Add commit column to diff view

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Description

### Description

Hello,

I would find it useful if there would be a "commit"-column in the diff view before the "File name"-column like in the commit view in the commit dialog so that I can group files that I want to commit and don't. If there are files I don't want to commit and files I want to commit, the files listed are mixed together. So when I want to navigate through files I want to commit via the arrows I also navigate through the changes of files I do not want to commit. So I always have to select the next file I want to commit manually and then use the arrows and cannot only use the arrows.

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### Use case/motivation

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### Related issues

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### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

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Research direction

Start by locating the NetBeans diff view and the commit dialog's file-list implementation, then compare how their columns and navigation are defined. The change is done when the diff view shows a commit column before File name and arrow navigation can be limited to the selected commit group; verify the behavior with the relevant diff-view tests or a manual IDE check.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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