Quick Sync can connect to a Gitea server: GitHub and Gitea are equal on the start page #209

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2026-11-11T11:53:17Z

james.maes commented

2026-11-11 11:53:17 +00:00

Step 4 of #201. From the owner's first look at the build (2026-11-11): the app opens on a card that says "Connect to GitHub", and Gitea exists only in Add account. GitHub and Gitea are to be equal options throughout.

What

The Quick Sync card asks where the repositories are, with the same two options and labels as the wizard (GitHub, Gitea), and for Gitea the server address. The choice comes first on the card.
The title, the token box and the "How to create a token" link follow the place.
The card opens on the place and server that last worked (first run: GitHub). The address is kept in settings.json; a token never is.
A token is sent only to the place that is on the card when it is sent, and only once the address is complete (the address is taken when its box is left, not while it is typed). A token that was used with one place is emptied when another place is chosen.
"Save as account" carries the place over.
The offline UI fixture and the UI suite cover a Quick Sync connection to a Gitea server.

Then

Step 5: Settings holds a default token per forge (GitHub; Gitea with its server address). Step 6: wording in About, the Share invitation and the README.

Step 4 of #201. From the owner's first look at the build (2026-11-11): the app opens on a card that says "Connect to GitHub", and Gitea exists only in Add account. GitHub and Gitea are to be equal options throughout. ## What - The Quick Sync card asks where the repositories are, with the same two options and labels as the wizard (**GitHub**, **Gitea**), and for Gitea the server address. The choice comes first on the card. - The title, the token box and the "How to create a token" link follow the place. - The card opens on the place and server that last worked (first run: GitHub). The address is kept in `settings.json`; a token never is. - A token is sent only to the place that is on the card when it is sent, and only once the address is complete (the address is taken when its box is left, not while it is typed). A token that was used with one place is emptied when another place is chosen. - "Save as account" carries the place over. - The offline UI fixture and the UI suite cover a Quick Sync connection to a Gitea server. ## Then Step 5: Settings holds a default token per forge (GitHub; Gitea with its server address). Step 6: wording in About, the Share invitation and the README.

james.maes commented

2026-11-11 12:11:23 +00:00

Scope extended on 2026-11-11 after talking the start screen through with the owner ("do it"). The start screen is the thing the user most likely came to do, decided by what the app already knows:

State at start	Opens on	Already filled in
First run	Quick Sync card, with the place choice on top	Nothing
No accounts, a connection worked before	Quick Sync card	Place, server address, organization and target folder from last time; a token only from a saved default
Accounts exist, nothing recorded yet	The first account	Its repositories load on open
Accounts exist	The workspace that was open last (an account or Quick Sync); the first account if that one is gone	Same

One card on first run, no separate welcome step.
After the first successful load on Quick Sync, "Save as account" is offered as a clear prompt, not a line of caption text.
Quick Sync sends no token at startup by itself; it fills in and waits for Load. It never remembers a token.

Scope extended on 2026-11-11 after talking the start screen through with the owner ("do it"). The start screen is the thing the user most likely came to do, decided by what the app already knows: | State at start | Opens on | Already filled in | | --- | --- | --- | | First run | Quick Sync card, with the place choice on top | Nothing | | No accounts, a connection worked before | Quick Sync card | Place, server address, organization and target folder from last time; a token only from a saved default | | Accounts exist, nothing recorded yet | The first account | Its repositories load on open | | Accounts exist | The workspace that was open last (an account or Quick Sync); the first account if that one is gone | Same | - One card on first run, no separate welcome step. - After the first successful load on Quick Sync, "Save as account" is offered as a clear prompt, not a line of caption text. - Quick Sync sends no token at startup by itself; it fills in and waits for Load. It never remembers a token.

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2026-11-11 12:35:50 +00:00

feat(app): Quick Sync connects to GitHub or Gitea, sends a token only when asked, and the app opens where it was left

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2026-11-11 12:35:50 +00:00

feat(app): Quick Sync connects to GitHub or Gitea, sends a token only when asked, and the app opens where it was left #210

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2026-11-11 12:55:30 +00:00

fix(app): no place is chosen by keyboard focus, and the pane's button closes and opens the pane

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2026-11-11 13:09:57 +00:00

fix(app): Quick Sync uses no address that is being edited or cannot be used, and forgets what was typed before a place was chosen