v0.8.0

The VS Code-style sidebar workflow arrives

New

• VS Code-style ephemeral preview tabs that double-click to pin, with safe reuse across files, diffs, and Git history (#15).
• Scrollable long-line wrapping, syntax-highlighted previews, mouse selection, and clipboard copy (#17).
• A bounded experimental UTF-8 editor with mouse caret/selection, find, save conflicts, and dirty-buffer protection (#22).
• Explorer context menus, Git status decorations, and safe file/folder staging across nested repositories (#18, #19, #20).
• Richer Source Control workflows: multi-repo sections, history drawers, staging controls, sync, and live diff refresh.
• Follow-pane-folder behavior with an opt-out, right-side docking, and a documented sidebar reopen command (#21, #26, #27).

Fixes

• Uses Herdr 0.8-native relative hook commands on Windows and removes the VBS shim (#24).
• Launches correctly with non-PowerShell default shells (#25).
• Runs the macOS folder picker off the event loop so it cannot abort or stale the pane (#23).
• Hardens stale-pane recovery, preview-tab ownership, shared settings/state, and hidden-pane Git polling.

Compatibility

• Requires Herdr 0.8.0 or newer.
• Install with herdr plugin install alexarthurs/herdr-sidebar/plugins/herdr-sidebar.

Thanks to @dougcooper, @srmorete, @albertogalca, and @adrianbrad for the upstream PRs incorporated into this release.