[feature request] Add overlays in Explorer

[Moguri]

One thing I miss from TortoiseSVN is the overlays for Explorer to tell me the status of my files. I've looked for something similar in Git Extensions, but I have not seen anything. I've also done some searching through the other issues and I haven't found anything there either. If this feature isn't currently supported, then I'd recommend looking into TortoiseOverlays to implement it:
http://tortoisesvn.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/TortoiseOverlays/Documentation.txt.

I know TortoiseGit makes use of TortoiseOverlays already, but I'd rather use Git Extensions.

I know C and C++, but I have no knowledge of shell extensions. I've looked at the extension code for Git Extensions, TortoiseSVN and TortoiseGit, and I don't think it would be overly difficult to add support for overlays.

[vcpp]

Why not to have both TortoiseGit and Git Extensions installed?

I noted that TortoiseSVN's overlays has acceptable performance, but TortoiseGit's "TGitCache.exe" process is awful - it uses too much resources and slows down computer in despite of multi-core cpu and high-speed SSD with the repos (their .git folders are up to 3 GB). I turned off overlays and still use TortoiseGit for git-svn integration.

[JedBartlett]

I would also love to see this at some point in Git Extensions. I've been less than happy with TortoiseGit, and was an extensive user of TortoiseHg. Really like the overlays.

[ghanique]

When I was still working with TortoiseSVN I used overlays extensively,
mainly because Windows Explorer would be my "commit window".

I do have TortoiseGit installed next to Git Extensions for the overlays,
but I must admit that I don't use Windows Explorer anymore and no longer
use the overlays.

The Git Extensions main window shows me exactly how many files have
changed.

The commit window gives exact details about what files have changed, what
has been staged and it allows me to stage lines of files instead of simply
staging whole files. Especially the fact that the commit window visualizes
what has been staged and what hasn't much better than can ever be done with
overlays makes me not use the overlays anymore.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:24 AM, JedBartlett notifications@github.com
wrote:

I would also love to see this at some point in Git Extensions. I've been
less than happy with TortoiseGit, and was an extensive user of TortoiseHg.
Really like the overlays.

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[PowerWeb5]

+1
I would likewise like to see Git Extensions provide built-in support for shell icon overlay's so as to not have to have both TortoiseGit and Git Extensions installed.

[cobrabr]

+1 for me as well -- cannot stand TortoiseGit, to be honest, and would love to be able to have the overlays having just Git Extensions installed.

[Radrik5]

Maybe it will be implemented in Git for Windows: git-for-windows/git#722

[PowerWeb5]

@Radrik5
That would be great if could be implemented for Git for Windows. There seems to be much discussion of it recently there. Thanks for the link.