gitui-org/gitui

Allow reducing size of the left column

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#2669 opened on Jun 14, 2025

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Vertical split at the "Status [1]" section is at 50% which is suboptimal in many cases. List of files is likely to take (much) less space compared to the diff.

Describe the solution you'd like Either resize it dynamically or make it user-configurable. Or, allow changing on the fly.

Describe alternatives you've considered Reposition screen from vertical to horizontal orientation or purchase a wider monitor.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Rust programming basicsfamiliarity with terminal UI paradigms
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Investigate the current layout implementation in the gitui codebase, specifically the split pane responsible for the status column and diff display. Look for any existing configuration options for column widths. Consider implementing a dynamic resize based on content length or adding a user configurable setting in the configuration file. Refer to issue comments for additional user feedback.