Complete one off file diff/review, instead of a single scrolling view of all diff partials

[elliotlarson]

I find it difficult to review the Git changes in the current diff viewer format, causing me to revert back to using Cursor for Git interaction. In VSCode/Cursor you look at the changes in the context of the entire file with a kind of inline diff view. You click each file and see the entire file. I find it easier to look at my changes like this rather than seeing a long list of diffs for all files. Just showing me the diff snippets doesn't give enough context into how the whole file has changed. Also, since I'm used to reviewing complete files one by one, moving to this single list of diff partials leads me to scroll past a file that I'm interested in reviewing the diffs for and onto the next file. On several occasions, I've scrolled past the end of the diffs for the current file and ended up looking at the diffs for next file without realizing it. I realize there's a filename separator in the UI, so maybe this will just take some getting used to.

[icopp]

Same here, and it's doubly awkward because the Git pane has no way to just click to a full view of a file. The end result is that so far I haven't done any diff stuff inside Zed at all, so the git pane might as well not exist for me.

[stevenchanin]

Being able to see the changes in the context of the whole file is really helpful.

[franciscorubin]

Are there any ongoing plans to work on an alternative to this? It's the main thing stopping me from fully switching from Cursor. Or any extensions that make this possible?

[FloppyDisco]

@elliotlarson @franciscorubin

i was able to make a work around that will diff the git changes in a full file here
#33773