This update provides several small fixes for Git integrations and selective checkout

Improvements

• Updated Python documentation
• View online option, when joining a Git repository
• Add info popup when connecting the GitHub integration
• Only connect integrations when the validation step is done properly
• Add Unload and Download to folders which are partially checked out
• Make Git handling more asynchronous to speedup the loading of the timeline on start
• Add info popup before unloading a folder

Fixes

• Show loading indicator when changing seat count to prevent running into issues
• Fixed name validator to prevent entering names that only include non standard characters
• Handle Azure DevOps 503 error
• Handle Unicode characters in selective checkout
• Fix .gitattributes file cannot be parsed correctly with Unicode characters
• Fixed solving conflicts with renamed files
• Fixed several issues when the Timeline is empty
• Fixed issues of read-only files when shelved files are applied back to changed files

This release includes integration for self-hosted GitLab servers. You can create projects and add members on GitLab without leaving Anchorpoint. There are also a lot of small improvements in this release that make Anchorpoint feel faster.

Improvements

• Added a “Create Test Repository” step in each integration to check if it’s working without the need to create a project
• Improved the progress indicator on selective download
• Improved general error handling, so that it’s easier to send us a message on unknown errors. We can then fix them quicker.
• Improved Git push handling, in case multiple people are pushing at the same time
• Improved adding member via the integration if it’s not possible automatically. A popup will guide the user to the web interface of the Git hosting provider.
• Handle webloc files on Drag&Drop
• Show a better message when the Git server is unreachable
• Catch Azure DevOps HTML errors in a better way
• Don’t show a global overlay on Git fetch
• Remove glitches with the Pull button which was still available after pulling
• Conflicted files are marked properly in the file browser
• Clearing caches happens in the background without a global overlay
• Added auto fetch when Timeline is opened

Fixes

• Added horizontal scrolling on touchpads
• Moved Unity respect read only file script to Assets/Scripts/Editor, so that it’s ignored in the build process
• Updated clear Git cache to make it more secure
• Fixed Timeline metadata overrides the thumbnail for conflicted files
• Fixed general error handling on Git clone
• Fixed issues with the GitHub integration that did not allow to create projects
• Remove broken projects from the list, when they could not been created in combination with a Git repository
• Prevent changing the owner level in the dashboard
• Fixed an issue with thumbnail loading in the conflict manager
• Fixed issues on joining projects that have already been checked out via e.g. GitHub Desktop
• Fixed issues with Git credential manager
• Fixed issues with corrupted Git LFS cache
• Fixed issues when creating projects that have already been checked out using another Git client
• Fixed certain actor names from Unreal Engine that could not be resolved
• Fixed timeout on loading project actions when network mounts, which have been there before, are disconnected
• Fixed an issue with showing wrong files after Git revert
• Fixed Drag&Drop issues in combination with dragging files from the macOS finder on the favorites
• Fixed thumbnail issues with mp4 videos
• Fixed freezes after update process
• Fixed an issue with Reset, Revert and Restore progress indication
• Fixed an issue with clear cache
• Fixed an issue with reverting untracked new files

Fixes

• Showing a more descriptive error message when you cannot push or join a Git repository on GitHub
• Fixed "Remove existing Git repository" dialog
• Fixed a crash on starting up
• Fixed link to GitHub project settings
• Fixed buttons are not updating when switching the remote option on create project
• Fixed cannot pull repository when two users create the initial commit

Git projects take up less disk space. Anchorpoint cleans up unnecessary LFS cache files on every commit. Previously, you needed at least twice the size of your project plus additional free space to work properly with Git. That's no longer necessary.

The clear cache command is also adjusted to remove anything unnecessary to free up space.

Improvements

• The Git project can be placed on a network drive (e.g. NAS). Only do this if you are working alone on the NAS and not sharing it with your team.
• Anchorpoint checks to see if a .gitignore file was created on the first commit, and displays a warning if it was not.
• Filtering of files is more tolerant
• Provide better guidance when you cannot connect to an Azure DevOps repository
• Provide better guidance for merge commits
• Highlight the appropriate buttons when changed files are available
• The commit ID can be copied to clipboard from any commit
• App links, created on a file, open the file on click (There is also a setting to disable this)
• Showing a tooltip on a file status to better understand what is going on
• Option to disable automatic regular updates

Fixes

• Prevent crash when filtering a huge amount of files in a folder
• Prevent review drawing from disappearing when you enter a comment
• Fixed cannot load timeline issues
• Prevent adding files that are not in the project to the task detail page to avoid missing timeline entries
• Actor file names (when using OFPA) are displayed correctly in the resolve conflicts manager
• Fixed multiple git processes are not terminated properly
• Fixed incorrect file and thumbnail display when saving files in Photoshop in an Anchorpoint project.
• Fixed an issue with slowing down on older projects (Git is optimizing things)
• Unknown Unreal Engine actor types are shown correctly
• Fixed wrong location attribute on image sequence stacks
• Fixed resetting folder icons when renaming a folder

With this release, Anchorpoint can read uasset and umap files to display thumbnails in the timeline and file browser. One file per actor is also supported, so Anchorpoint will display the actor's name and type instead of the original hashed filename. No plugin is required.

Improvements

• Added a health check if Anchorpoint cannot reach the remote server.
• Text-based files (.meta, .asset, etc.) for Unity projects are now displayed correctly.
• Flac files show a waveform and can be played

Fixes

• Fixed Uninstaller does not remove desktop shortcut and start menu entry
• Fixed Partial status is displayed incorrectly in some cases
• Fixed Open file buttons were displayed incorrectly when opening the preview page from an older commit
• New console entries have a proper space