The squash and merge commit override feature is a tremendous improvement but the interface takes up too much space and doesn't help users write good commit messages. We should make this interface more loveable. ### Proposal 1. Baseline of _Modify commit messages_ is wrong 1. Hover style feels over the top and very heavy – can we avoid adding a whole row to the merge widget that is always visible? And whole row is still visible. This seems like a waste of space. 1. Height – the commit boxes fit 8 lines of text. We should make this three of four lines max 1. Line width - the first line of a commit message shouldn't be over 50 characters, and the following lines should be less than 80 – we should provide some sort of feedback to help users know where these limits are. <details><summary>Screenshots</summary> | Issue | Screenshot | | --- | --- | | 1. Baseline |  | | 2. Hover |  | | 3. Height |  | | 4. Line width |  | </details> ### Links / references