Add an option to hide Summary/Description in commit message and let us just time a plain message.
Please add an option to hide Summary/Description in a commit message window, I never use it and just type everything in description, Summary just eats up my display space. Size of the commit message window is already restrictively small to waste it for summary and description as I can't see the full message as I type it have to scroll back and forth to read and edit it. I understand that it's a part of git best practices to have a shot summary and a longer description in your commit message but git client itself does not enforce it in any way and has just a message option -m with commits. Having summary and description is rather a github convention and can't/shouldn't be enforced. Some people use this convention some not, having a simple switch in option to switch between summary/description and simple message would appeal to both parties :).
Comments: 4
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09 Dec, '21
Steven SegersThe benefit of splitting the commit message in two separate fields has always been lost on me. I often find it very annoying not being able to move the cursor up and down to/from the first line using the keyboard.
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07 Jan
WouterWhen just submitting a Description and leaving the Summary empty, some websites like GitLab and Gogs don't see it as a commit message. In GitKraken, the Description is moved to the position of the Summary, but it actually still is a Description, with an empty Summary. This should be more consistent.
I think this is a great suggestion since it lets the user choose whether to enter a single commit message, or also add a description. -
08 Jun
William JockuschI would love this. Personally, I just never use the lower "Description" field. I ignore the 80 char limit and put everything into the summary. Basically, I don't want it split up.
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03 Aug
EdmondI had a strange issue with GitLab, that my commit messages are sometimes displayed as three dots. I spent a lot of time finding the cause of this issue, until one of my colleagues told me that if she only types in the description and leaves the summary empty, this will happen. I could finally resolve this issue and would really appreciate having an option to disable the description field to make life easier...