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✨ Ignore files in .gitignore

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop, search

Research direction

Start by locating the project navigator, search, and Open Quickly entry points that decide which files are included. Determine how a .gitignore at any project level, or an opt-in setting, should affect those views and file icons. Done means ignored files are consistently excluded from searches and quick opening, with transparent navigator icons.

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Description

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We should be ignoring files in .gitignore if it is present at any level in the project or at least give the users the option to do so.

This will prevent these files from being included in searches or open quickly. It should also make the icon transparent in the project navigator.

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