{"thread":{"id":"30030","subject":"Currently checked out branch is not bold in gitk when using ssh X-forwarding","startedAt":"2012-03-22T21:10:47Z","lastAt":"2012-03-29T16:34:36Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["Jeremy Ramer","Neal Kreitzinger"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"187531","messageId":"CALykgB0LCjDsMYSB1jAxBmPxsf-f6XDDFv+1nmtvCLP65ex5vw@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"30030","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Currently checked out branch is not bold in gitk when using ssh X-forwarding","fromName":"Jeremy Ramer","fromEmail":"jdramer@gmail.com","sentAt":"2012-03-22T21:10:47Z","receivedAt":"2012-03-22T21:10:47Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jdramer@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"I'm running into a rather arcane issue and I am hoping someone here\nmight be familiar with it. Here's the scenario:\nI have a build server that has git 1.7.0.4. If I use a local X-window\nsystem and start gitk the currently checked out branch is displayed in\nbold font as normal. If I remotely log in using an older Fedora 11 box\n(ssh -X buildserver) when I start gitk the currently checked out\nbranch is displayed in bold font as normal. However, when I log in\nfrom my newer Ubuntu 11.11 laptop (ssh -X buildserver) and start gitk\nthe currently checked out branch is not displayed in bold font. In\nfact, all the fonts are a little ugly, though it is the lack of bold\nthat is the hardest to work with.\nMy theory is it has something to do with Tcl/Tk/Wish. On the build\nserver and the old Fedora box /usr/bin/wish -> /usr/bin/wish8.4 , but\non my Ubuntu laptop /usr/bin/wish -> /usr/bin/wish8.5. I've tried\ninstalling tk8.4 and changing the symlink on the laptop but it doesn't\nhelp. Anyone have any experience with this?\n\nThanks!\nJeremy\n"},{"id":"187540","messageId":"4F6BB0EC.2080209@gmail.com","threadId":"30030","inReplyTo":"CALykgB0LCjDsMYSB1jAxBmPxsf-f6XDDFv+1nmtvCLP65ex5vw@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Currently checked out branch is not bold in gitk when using ssh X-forwarding","fromName":"Neal Kreitzinger","fromEmail":"nkreitzinger@gmail.com","sentAt":"2012-03-22T23:08:28Z","receivedAt":"2012-03-22T23:08:28Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"nkreitzinger@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"On 3/22/2012 4:10 PM, Jeremy Ramer wrote:\n> However, when I log in from my newer Ubuntu 11.11 laptop (ssh -X\n> buildserver) and start gitk the currently checked out branch is not\n> displayed in bold font. In fact, all the fonts are a little ugly,\n> though it is the lack of bold that is the hardest to work with.\n>\nFWIW, my theory is that is has something to do with your fonts. Just a\nsimple end user observation. I'm not a gitk programmer.\n\nMaybe you don't have your fonts set for what-you-want in gitk. Maybe \nyou don't have the fonts installed/setup on your ubuntu box for \nwhat-you-want in gitk.\n\nI assume gitk uses the fonts that you tell it to, or that are available.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nv/r,\nneal\n"},{"id":"187547","messageId":"4F6BBD8D.1050905@gmail.com","threadId":"30030","inReplyTo":"4F6BB0EC.2080209@gmail.com","subject":"Re: Currently checked out branch is not bold in gitk when using ssh X-forwarding","fromName":"Neal Kreitzinger","fromEmail":"nkreitzinger@gmail.com","sentAt":"2012-03-23T00:02:21Z","receivedAt":"2012-03-23T00:02:21Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"nkreitzinger@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"On 3/22/2012 6:08 PM, Neal Kreitzinger wrote:\n> On 3/22/2012 4:10 PM, Jeremy Ramer wrote:\n>> However, when I log in from my newer Ubuntu 11.11 laptop (ssh -X\n>> buildserver) and start gitk the currently checked out branch is\n>> not displayed in bold font. In fact, all the fonts are a little\n>> ugly, though it is the lack of bold that is the hardest to work\n>> with.\n>>\n> FWIW, my theory is that is has something to do with your fonts. Just\n> a simple end user observation. I'm not a gitk programmer.\n>\n> Maybe you don't have your fonts set for what-you-want in gitk. Maybe\n> you don't have the fonts installed/setup on your ubuntu box for\n> what-you-want in gitk.\n>\n> I assume gitk uses the fonts that you tell it to, or that are\n> available.\n>\nHint: the bold version of a font is its own font. You could have the \nnon-bold font installed, but not the bold font. Here's a link on how to\ninstall fonts: http://karmak.org/archive/2004/06/ttfonts.html?lang=en\n\n*If* that is the reason for your lack of bold-ness in gitk.\n\nAlso, I see from my install log that it does do something with fonts:\n\n DEST /usr/share/git-gui/lib\n INSTALL 644 tclIndex\n INSTALL 644 about.tcl\n INSTALL 644 blame.tcl\n INSTALL 644 branch_checkout.tcl\n INSTALL 644 branch_create.tcl\n INSTALL 644 branch_delete.tcl\n INSTALL 644 branch_rename.tcl\n INSTALL 644 branch.tcl\n INSTALL 644 browser.tcl\n INSTALL 644 checkout_op.tcl\n INSTALL 644 choose_font.tcl\n\nI'm not sure how closely gitk and git-gui are tied together.\n\nHope this helps some more.\n\nv/r,\nneal\n"},{"id":"188072","messageId":"CALykgB0a+dazZn7rdeiUVcXDa58=fydQVwe_-fq-_jqxeUY4PQ@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"30030","inReplyTo":"4F6BBD8D.1050905@gmail.com","subject":"Re: Currently checked out branch is not bold in gitk when using ssh X-forwarding","fromName":"Jeremy Ramer","fromEmail":"jdramer@gmail.com","sentAt":"2012-03-29T16:34:36Z","receivedAt":"2012-03-29T16:34:36Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jdramer@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Neal Kreitzinger\n wrote:\n> On 3/22/2012 6:08 PM, Neal Kreitzinger wrote:\n>>\n>> On 3/22/2012 4:10 PM, Jeremy Ramer wrote:\n>>>\n>>> However, when I log in from my newer Ubuntu 11.11 laptop (ssh -X\n>>> buildserver) and start gitk the currently checked out branch is\n>>> not displayed in bold font. In fact, all the fonts are a little\n>>> ugly, though it is the lack of bold that is the hardest to work\n>>> with.\n>>>\n>> FWIW, my theory is that is has something to do with your fonts. Just\n>> a simple end user observation. I'm not a gitk programmer.\n>>\n>> Maybe you don't have your fonts set for what-you-want in gitk. Maybe\n>> you don't have the fonts installed/setup on your ubuntu box for\n>> what-you-want in gitk.\n>>\n>> I assume gitk uses the fonts that you tell it to, or that are\n>> available.\n>>\n> Hint: the bold version of a font is its own font.  You could have the\n> non-bold font installed, but not the bold font.  Here's a link on how to\n> install fonts: http://karmak.org/archive/2004/06/ttfonts.html?lang=en\n>\n> *If* that is the reason for your lack of bold-ness in gitk.\n>\n> Also, I see from my install log that it does do something with fonts:\n>\n>  DEST /usr/share/git-gui/lib\n>    INSTALL 644 tclIndex\n>    INSTALL 644 about.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 blame.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 branch_checkout.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 branch_create.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 branch_delete.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 branch_rename.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 branch.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 browser.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 checkout_op.tcl\n>    INSTALL 644 choose_font.tcl\n>\n> I'm not sure how closely gitk and git-gui are tied together.\n>\n> Hope this helps some more.\n>\n> v/r,\n> neal\n\nIt does seem to be a font issue. The strange thing is that the fonts\nwork correctly when I do it locally on my laptop and when I do it\nlocally on the build server. But when I use the ssh x-forwarding the\nfonts seem broken. I've tried installing several font packages with no\nluck.\n\nI have found a workaround that resolves my issue for now. I changed\nthe font used in gitk to \"fixed\" (Helvetica is the default selection,\nbut doesn't appear in the list when I try to change the font). With\nfixed the bold checked out branch shows up properly.\n\nThanks!\nJeremy\n"}]}