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Re: gitk on Windows: layout problem

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CFChristopher Faylor <me+git@cgf.cx>
Date
Jun 10, 2006, 20:34 UTC
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On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 01:13:21PM +0200, Rutger Nijlunsing wrote:
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>On Sat, Jun 03, 2006 at 07:43:38PM +1000, Paul Mackerras wrote:
>> Rutger Nijlunsing writes:
>>>Is this a known problem?  gitk-du-jour on Windows starts up with an
>>>unusable layout.  Screenshot attached.
>>
>>Is that using Tk with the cygwin X server, or the native Windows Tk
>>port?
>
>I installed the default cygwin version but I don't have to start an X
>server for it.  So while it's not the native Windows Tk port, it also
>doesn't seem to be the X-server version.

Cygwin's Tk is pretty close to a pure windows version. It doesn't even understand cygwin path names. Its main purpose is to support the insight debugger and it does not require an X-server to run.

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  1. Rutger NijlunsingMay 30, 2006
  2. Stefan-W. HahnMay 30, 2006
  3. Johannes SchindelinMay 30, 2006
  4. Martin LanghoffJun 4, 2006
  5. Paul MackerrasJun 3, 2006
  6. Rutger NijlunsingJun 10, 2006
  7. Christopher FaylorJun 10, 2006

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