Improve status bar blame flicker avoidance (and make it the default?)

[Tyriar]

When changing lines, the status bar entry hides and then shows again, sometimes with the same content.

Some ideas to avoid some visual noise:

• Waiting up to 500ms or so before swapping out the stale text
• Better caching of blame lines for the current file (if you're waiting on the git blame?)
• Using the same status bar item instead of creating a new one?

[eamodio]

Can set "gitlens.statusBar.reduceFlicker": true,"

[Tyriar]

I'm curious why this wouldn't be the default and only option?

[eamodio]

For 2 main reasons -- because since it continues to show the previous value, its technically wrong, until it updates, and I prefer it off 😄

[Tyriar]

Hmm ok, well you're the boss 😄

Personally, this seems like a perfect opportunity to simplify the extension by removing a setting. An alternative approach could be to change the icon to a refresh icon briefly, the icon changing and status bar item remaining stable is better than the entry disappearing and appearing (esp. if there are more entries to the left).

[eamodio]

Good idea with the icon, what do you think?

[eamodio]

Can you please verify this fix in tomorrow's insiders edition?

You can install the insiders edition from here. Be sure to disable/uninstall the stable version of GitLens first.

[Tyriar]

Nice 👍, it might be better to avoid the spin animation to reduce some more noise?

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