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Right-click on commit not selected - actions perform on selected commit instead #406
Description
Imagine this scenario:
I have right-clicked (i.e. Control-click) the commit "Crop images" and the menu appears on this commit. Visually, it really looks like the menu is for this commit (with the blue border). And that's what I expect every time I use the menu.
But I'm so frustrated that the actions actually perform on the selected commit "Github CI" (shaded blue). I mean, visually it makes no sense at all.
For example, "Copy Short SHA" will copy 2c5478c instead of the expected 5ab20a3. This can be pretty dangerous when pasting these SHA into Terminal, as I often end up acting on the wrong commit (for example cherry-picking it, reverting it or rebasing onto it).
I suggest doing a fix to alter the behavior, to target the right-clicked commit instead of the selected one.
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SwissalpS commentedon Aug 1, 2023
I agree, select on rightclick then show contextmenu but only if target is not already selected. (don't deselect single or multiple selections)
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Merge pull request #621 from anandghegde/fix-copy-clicked-commit
hannesa2 commentedon Sep 13, 2026
Additional it shows the 10 character of commit message, to avoid confusion #625
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hannesa2 commentedon Sep 14, 2026
You'll find it here https://github.com/gitx/gitx/releases/tag/1.5.8
Copy the right-clicked commit, not the selection (issue gitx#406)