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fix(settings): sync auto-settle and other shared preferences across environments (#9147)

Theo Browne committed 2 months ago

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1010 Pinned threads still move to **Settled** when they become inactive. They also move when their pull
1111 request merges if **Auto-settle merged threads** is enabled.
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13−Each environment owns its automatic settlement settings. The server checks them even when no web,
14−desktop, or mobile client is connected. By default, it settles threads after three days without
13+Each server stores its own copy of the automatic settlement settings and checks them even when no
14+web, desktop, or mobile client is connected. By default, it settles threads after three days without
1515 activity and when their pull request merges. An eligible idle thread also settles when its pull
1616 request closes. An open pull request blocks inactivity settlement. Active work, pending input, and
1717 live background work keep the thread active. T3 Code settles from a closed or merged pull request
1818 only when its timestamp is not older than the user's latest activity. If that timestamp is not
1919 available, the inactivity rule still applies. A manual un-settle also keeps the thread active.
20−Change these rules in **Settings > General** for the environment. A settings change affects future
21−settlement and does not reopen a settled thread. Settings saved by older clients on one device no
22−longer control this behavior.
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21+Change these rules in **Settings > General**. The change is written to every environment you are
22+connected to at that moment. An environment that is offline keeps its old value. When a connected
23+environment holds a different value, **Settings > General** shows a warning that names it. Choose
24+**Apply to all** to write your current values to every connected environment. The same applies to
25+the new-thread workspace mode and the source control writing style.
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27+A settings change affects future settlement and does not reopen a settled thread. Settings saved
28+by older clients on one device no longer control this behavior.
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2430 When you un-settle a thread, it returns to the top of the active list so you can find it right
2531 away. Its timestamps do not change. Other threads keep their positions.

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