Re: [PATCH] diff.tcl: fixed alignment of tabs in git-gui diff by using spaces

From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Jan 26, 2026, 13:59 UTC
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Am 26.01.26 um 14:32 schrieb GitHub Chris Idema:

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> Here is how you can reproduce the problem:
> mkdir test_tabs
> cd test_tabs
> git init
> echo "" > test.c
> git add .
> git commit -m "initial commit"
> echo -e "int test1\t= 5;\nint test11\t= 6;\nint test111\t= 6;\n" > test.c
> git gui

So, you mean that if the tab width is set to 4, then the tab stops are not aligned anymore?

>> Do "Stage Line/Hunk for Commit" still work after this conversion?
> I'm sorry but I don't know what this means.

These are commands in the context menu of the diff panel. They extract the text from the widget and massage it into a patch. My suspicion is that the patch text does not match the actual file contents, and so the commands fail.

-- Hannes