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Bug 213582

Summary: Display current branch name next to the project name in Projects window
Product: versioncontrol Reporter: HMax
Component: GitAssignee: Ondrej Vrabec <ovrabec>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal CC: git
Priority: P4    
Version: 7.1   
Hardware: Macintosh   
OS: Mac OS X   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:
Attachments: branch name nex to a project name

Description HMax 2012-06-05 07:38:14 UTC 
Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.1 (Build 201112071828)
Operating System = Mac OS X version 10.7.4 running on x86_64
Java; VM; Vendor = 1.6.0_31
Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 20.6-b01-415

I've seen this in Aptana, and I thought this would be a cool addition to display the current gut branch name next to "Sources Files" or even the project name in the Project browser.

I found this quite useful in Aptana, and it somehow encourages me to use the branching system in git.
Comment 1 Ondrej Vrabec 2012-06-05 07:52:29 UTC 
Created attachment 120359 [details]
branch name nex to a project name

Do you mean this? A branch name is already displayed next to a project name. Just ensure that versioning annotations are enabled (View -> Show Versioning Labels)
Comment 2 HMax 2012-06-05 07:58:31 UTC 
That's exactly it. This enhancement request can be closed (didn't see that option, was looking in the preferences of the versionning systems)
Comment 3 randybonnette 2019-06-25 09:54:27 UTC 
The best solution is to enable scm branch info in the project name. Here's the discussion: How to display VCS path besides project name in NetBeans - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31873701/how-to-display-vcs-path-besides-project-name-in-netbeans https://writemyessaytoday.net/ blog/netbeans-examples/bugs/how-to-project-window-case-study