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9.99: Growing white space in project tree in main window when git present

The project tree expands with a lot of space between lines when git is present within the project dir. The space increases with every save. Project files do not need to added to git. Does not happen when git not present. See screenshots for further explanation.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create new project, close kicad
  2. Run git init within project dir
  3. Open kicad, open schematic, draw e.g. a text and save
  4. Move the text and save, repeat three times, watch the project tree

Start screenshot-1743006598

After (change + save) x3 screenshot-1743006724

Mind the scroll bar in 2nd screenshot also.

Application: KiCad Schematic Editor x86_64 on x86_64

Version: 9.99.0-622-g0a4533703c, release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.2.7
	FreeType 2.13.3
	HarfBuzz 10.4.0
	FontConfig 2.16.1
	libcurl/8.12.1 OpenSSL/3.4.1 zlib/1.3.1 brotli/1.1.0 zstd/1.5.7 libidn2/2.3.7 libpsl/0.21.5 libssh2/1.11.1 nghttp2/1.65.0 nghttp3/1.8.0

Platform: Arch Linux, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, X11, , tty
OpenGL: AMD, AMD Radeon 760M (radeonsi, phoenix, LLVM 19.1.7, DRM 3.61, 6.13.8-arch1-1), 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.0.2-arch1.2

Build Info:
	Date: Mar 24 2025 11:44:16
	wxWidgets: 3.2.7 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
	Boost: 1.87.0
	OCC: 7.8.1
	Curl: 8.12.1
	ngspice: 44.2
	Compiler: GCC 14.2.1 with C++ ABI 1019
	KICAD_IPC_API=ON

Locale: 
	Lang: en_US
	Enc: UTF-8
	Num: 1,234.5
	Encoded кΩ丈: D0BACEA9E4B888 (sys), D0BACEA9E4B888 (utf8)

Edit: Complete steps to reproduce

Edited by Alex Freudenberg