Is that possible to select all files and show their diff when opening commit in log view in SourceTree. Cause it's rather strange, that only the first file is shown by default and if I want to see all diff - I need to manually select all files.
The latest version (1.6.1) adds the option "Select all files when selecting commit" for this.
I'm glad it was added it, as it makes it easier to review a series of commits.
Cmd-A selects all files if you want to, but the first file is selected by default because that's generally a faster way of getting to what you want to see. When you have a lot of files modified, displaying the diff for all files takes longer so this default is better for a snappier UI, and is less cluttered when you're skipping around between files than a combined view.
Cmd-A is not an option, cause before that I need to switch to apropriate component (cause when I select commit, Cmd-A will select all commits). I think it would be better, if when there are not many files - select them all automatically, or load them when I scroll diff view...
2 tabs will take you to the file list from commits. I'll consider the other options but making this feel consistent may be tricky.
I understand the justification for snappy UI, but I think this is outweighed by the poor usability because when you click a commit you expect to see the full diff. It's very easy to miss the fact that there are more files. Also, showing the first file does not guarantee snappiness anyway because the first file may be a huge diff in its own right.
I also don't think showing the full diff below some threshold is a solution because inconsistency is the worst.
If you won't consider showing the full diff on commit selection, I would actually prefer that no diff be shown so that it's obvious you are not seeing the whole diff.
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