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git_ui: Clarify remote-tracking branch delete in branch picker (#61793)
Closes #56525

# Objective

Zed's branch picker shows a "Delete Branch" trash icon for both local
and remote-tracking branches. For remote-tracking branches (e.g.
`origin/feature`), this action only deletes the local tracking ref (`git
branch -dr`) — it never contacts the remote, and the branch still exists
on the actual remote repository. The label gives no indication of this,
so users can't tell whether the action is local-only or will delete the
branch upstream.

## Solution

`Branch.is_remote()` was already used internally to pick the right git
flag (`-d`/`-dr`) when deleting, but this distinction was never surfaced
in the UI copy. This PR threads that same `is_remote` value through to
the delete tooltip and branches the displayed text on it:

- Local branch: unchanged — "Delete Branch" / "Force Delete Branch",
with the existing "Hold alt to force delete" hint.
- Remote-tracking branch: "Delete Local Tracking Branch" / "Force Delete
Local Tracking Branch", with a "Does not delete the branch on the
remote" hint.

Also updated the stale `DeleteBranch`/`ForceDeleteBranch` action
doc-comments, which still said "Deletes the selected git branch or
remote" — a leftover from an earlier (already-fixed, see #48338)
implementation that really did delete the whole remote config.

No behavior change to the underlying delete logic — this is a copy-only
fix that makes existing, correct behavior legible to the user, per
[maintainer guidance on the
issue](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/56525#issuecomment-5095069397).

## Testing

- `cargo check -p git_ui` passes.
- Manually verified in the branch picker: hovering the trash icon on a
local branch shows the original text; hovering it on a `origin/...`
remote-tracking branch shows the new "local tracking branch" text and
meta line, for both the plain and alt-held (force) states.
- No behavior/logic change, so no new automated test was added — purely
a UI string change in `DeleteBranchTooltip::render`.
- Reviewers: open a repo with at least one remote-tracking branch
visible in the branch picker (`git fetch` a repo with a branch you don't
have locally), hover the delete icon on it vs. on a local branch, and
compare tooltip text.

## Self-Review Checklist:

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [ ] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards
([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
and
[icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md)
guidelines)
- [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

## Showcase

Before: hovering the trash icon on `origin/feature` shows "Delete
Branch" / "Hold alt to force delete" — identical to a local branch, no
indication the remote is untouched.

After: hovering it shows "Delete Local Tracking Branch" with meta text
"Does not delete the branch on the remote".

---

Release Notes:

- Improved the branch picker to clarify that deleting a remote-tracking
branch only removes the local ref, and removed the force delete option
for remote-tracking branches since it had no effect.

---------

Co-authored-by: Agus Zubiaga <agus@zed.dev>
Co-authored-by: Smit Barmase <heysmitbarmase@gmail.com>
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