Home Improvements

[d13]

Shortlist

• add a button to view the graph from the repo header
• should we add a tooltip to the PR icon that describes the state (open, closed, etc.)?
• make active fetch get everything, not just the branch
• branch collaborators - primary/owner should be on top (bug?)
• activity indicators - spinner/indicator that shows when actions are running (fetching, loading launchpad, etc.). Maybe shift away from animated skeleton loaders and follow VSC pattern of animated border when action is in progress.
• PR cards - should name be link?

16.1 release

• Worktree - use state icons
• Branch card actions: go to branch on graph (what if graph is gated?)
• show issues associated with branches
• branch collaborators - should they be bigger? include role in PR? tooltips explaining why they are there @justinrobots design exploration
• update Launchpad summary when item states are changed (e.g., Snoozed), account states change, etc. without requiring a refresh of Home
• split Start work into two buttons: "Start work on issue" and "Create a branch"
• Show when paid integrations are connected, but PRs, issues, etc. aren't being displayed because they are gated in community edition
• collapse sections
• more common actions from home: rebase, merge
• add Launchpad status to PR cards (colored icon + text)

Future state

• easier access to recent (vs code's recent quick pick? create our own that is more curated / easier to read?) / favorite repos (in repo dropdown? expose workspaces?) @justinrobots design exploration
• Show automation status (GH Actions, etc.) for PR cards (for Pro users)
• show merge base status on branches with an option to sync/bring up-to-date

To be groomed

• workspaces (group repos, allow home to be switched, but maybe repos that aren't open have visual indicator for that with control to actually open them) @justinrobots design exploration
• recents toggles for local and remote branches, "mine" vs. "team", etc.
• tooltip on "updated" date/time that explains what was updated (branch created, PR activity, last commit, etc.)
• no indicator of whether a branch is local only or has an upstream, or what the upstream is. can't tell if branch is up-to-date when ahead/behind does not exist.
• PR card - when PR is closed, change branch action from fetch to delete
• explore showing more actionable items in Launchpad section (for Pro users)