Fixes #1829 replaces spin loader with watch

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ### Fixed
 
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+- Fixes [#1829](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1829) - Reduce re-rendering by disabling animation in blame info in the status bar
 - Fixes [#1864](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1864) - Worktrees fail to load in working path with spaces
 - Fixes [#1881](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1881) - Worktrees icon is very small
 - Fixes [#1898](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/issues/1898) - Hovers display old Gravatar — thanks to [PR #1899](https://github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/pull/1899) by Leo Dan Peña ([@amouxaden](https://github.com/amouxaden))

src/statusbar/statusBarController.ts

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class StatusBarController implements Disposable {
 		if (clear) {
 			this.clearBlame();
 		} else if (this._statusBarBlame != null) {
-			this._statusBarBlame.text = this._statusBarBlame.text.replace('$(git-commit)', '$(loading~spin)');
+			this._statusBarBlame.text = this._statusBarBlame.text.replace('$(git-commit)', '$(watch)');
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export class StatusBarController implements Disposable {
 			getBranchAndTagTips: getBranchAndTagTips,
 			messageTruncateAtNewLine: true,
 			pullRequestOrRemote: pr,
-			pullRequestPendingMessage: 'PR $(loading~spin)',
+			pullRequestPendingMessage: 'PR $(watch)',
 		})}`;
 
 		let tooltip: string;