[feature request] Ability to use Git blame/change history overlay from Gitlens with Compare Folders view

[ansonl]

Hi, great extension! It does exactly what I expected it to do. Making this issue as requested.

Sometimes I would compare two files' text with the "select for compare/compare with selected" options and I use the Gitlens extension to show git blame/history overlay between the two files where it shows the git info next to the appropriate line like below:

The Gitlens extension button to show the git blame/history overlay is shown in the upper right of the editor tab when I compare two files without using Compare Folders but the buttons are not shown when using Compare Folders to compare two files even though the displayed 2 column "diff" interface looks similar.

I'm not familiar with how vscode extensions work so I assume that this may be a limitation with Gitlens or Vscode. But maybe there is an easy way to use Gitlens git overlays within Compare Folders.

[moshfeu]

Thank you! Really appreciate ❤️

The extension is using the built-in "diff view" (opened by vscode.diff. I believe that it's the same view as "select for compare/compare with selected"'s.

I do see that git blame button for the diff view presented by compareFolders

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