New UI - buttons seem a long way from each other

[fredsherbet]

Version

0.14.29

Operating System

macOS

Distribution Method

dmg (Mac OS - Apple Silicon)

Describe the issue

I'm loving Git Butler, and thanks for your responsiveness to issues! I've been trying out the new UI, and one thing I'm finding difficult, is how far away buttons/actions are from each other.

I find I often need to go from the left hand sidebar, to the right hand sidebar, to the bottom pane, and quite frequently it takes me a while to figure out where the button I need is.

I acknowledge this might be a case of being fairly new to the new UI, and the loss of familiarity... but I don't think that's all that's going on :P

An example, is the "Delete local" branch button. I select the branch on the far left, and don't notice that the branch details are being shown on the far right. Once I do, I have to mouse alllll the way over to the other side to act on the branch. If I want to act on a commit, then I have to click on it on the far right, and then the commit details are allll the way down at the bottom of my screen.

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[Byron]

Thanks so much for sharing (and clearly also caring)!

This is probably a good reason to call @PavelLaptev, maybe there is news to share about upcoming improvements.

[PavelLaptev]

@fredsherbet Thanks for the feedback! The current layout is meant to maintain continuity with the workspace page. However, while the left sidebar on the workspace page previews changes, here it only switches views in the right panel. So it does make sense to swap their positions and place the branch preview next to the sidebar.

[fredsherbet]

Thanks! Yes, that makes sense to me - I like the left-to-right flow that creates

[fredsherbet]

I've also hit similar UI snags/complexities in the workbench view. I'll keep an eye out, and raise any that I encounter, in a separate ticket :)

[PavelLaptev]

I've also hit similar UI snags/complexities in the workbench view. I'll keep an eye out, and raise any that I encounter, in a separate ticket :)

Sounds good, thanks!