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+# These owners will be the default owners for everything in
+# the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
+# @global-owner1 and @global-owner2 will be requested for
+# review when someone opens a pull request.
+*       @migueldeicaza @tig
+
+# Order is important; the last matching pattern takes the most
+# precedence. When someone opens a pull request that only
+# modifies JS files, only @js-owner and not the global
+# owner(s) will be requested for a review.
+#*.js    @js-owner
+
+# You can also use email addresses if you prefer. They'll be
+# used to look up users just like we do for commit author
+# emails.
+#*.go docs@example.com
+
+# Teams can be specified as code owners as well. Teams should
+# be identified in the format @org/team-name. Teams must have
+# explicit write access to the repository. In this example,
+# the octocats team in the octo-org organization owns all .txt files.
+#*.txt @octo-org/octocats
+
+# In this example, @doctocat owns any files in the build/logs
+# directory at the root of the repository and any of its
+# subdirectories.
+#/build/logs/ @doctocat
+
+# The `docs/*` pattern will match files like
+# `docs/getting-started.md` but not further nested files like
+# `docs/build-app/troubleshooting.md`.
+#docs/*  docs@example.com
+
+# In this example, @octocat owns any file in an apps directory
+# anywhere in your repository.
+#apps/ @octocat
+
+# In this example, @doctocat owns any file in the `/docs`
+# directory in the root of your repository and any of its
+# subdirectories.
+#/docs/ @doctocat
+
+# In this example, any change inside the `/scripts` directory
+# will require approval from @doctocat or @octocat.
+#/scripts/ @doctocat @octocat
+
+# In this example, @octocat owns any file in the `/apps`
+# directory in the root of your repository except for the `/apps/github`
+# subdirectory, as its owners are left empty.
+#/apps/ @octocat
+#/apps/github
+
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+## Description
+
+Please include a terse summary of the change or which issue is fixed.
+  
+If an Issue was fixed, write "Fixes #issuenumber" as this will help Github automatically close that issue once the PR is merged.
+
+## Temrminal.Gui Pull Request checklist:
+
+- [ ] My code follows the [style guidelines of Terminal.Gui](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/blob/develop/.editorconfig) - if you use Visual Studio, hit `CTRL-K-D` to automatically reformat your files before committing.
+- [ ] Mhy code follows the [Terminal.Gui library design guidelines](https://github.com/gui-cs/Terminal.Gui/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] I ran `dotnet test` before commit
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the API documentation (using `///` style comments)
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] I have checked my code and corrected any poor grammar or misspellings
+- [ ] My pull request generate no conflicts with `develop` branch
+- [ ] I tested my code on at least Windows and Linux 
+- [ ] I conducted basic QA to assure all features are working