From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Cc: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] gitk: restore window position, external diff of renamed files
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:35:29 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqcy54ofxa.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a3e24a03-55c8-4c1e-8c19-e800f5a128b4@kdbg.org> (Johannes Sixt's message of "Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:38:35 +0100")
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
> The following changes since commit c435c515dad872532705d45d9ff81d3f4af22d6d:
>
> Merge branch 'ml/themes' (2025-10-05 13:09:49 +0200)
>
> are available in the Git repository at:
>
> https://github.com/j6t/gitk.git master
>
> for you to fetch changes up to 776223c4d8482a29585266e189ea8f1933ac9652:
>
> Merge branch 'tb/external-diff-renamed' (2025-11-26 16:04:14 +0100)
>
>
> The commit that reinstates that the main window position is saved across
> sessions is controversial and needs testing. In b9bee11526ec (gitk: Only
> restore window size from ~/.gitk, not position, 2008-03-10) [1] it was
> argued that restoring the main window position is inconvenient. With the
> reversal of that patch I have now implemented my preference (to restore
> the position) with the purpose to solicit feedback whether it is still
> inconvenient. We can revert the patch again or find a better solution if
> needed.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/20080223113759.12854.qmail@6a8737aa4695b2.315fe32.mid.smarden.org/
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Johannes Sixt (6):
> Revert "gitk: Only restore window size from ~/.gitk, not position"
> gitk: persist position and size of the Tags and Heads window
> gitk: fix a 'continue' statement outside a loop to 'return'
> gitk: show unescaped file names on 'rename' and 'copy' lines
> Merge branch 'js/persist-ref-window-geometry'
> Merge branch 'tb/external-diff-renamed'
>
> Tobias Boesch (1):
> gitk: add external diff file rename detection
>
> gitk | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
Thanks, pulled.
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