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Re: Bug in gitk - can post the window off screen

From
Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date
Feb 7, 2008, 06:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20080207063020.GP24004@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To
<47AAA254.2020008@thorn.ws>
Tommy Thorn <tommy-git@thorn.ws> wrote:
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> Just a quick heads-up: I was running a dual screen setup with gitk on my 
> 2nd monitor. When I later started gitk up without the 2nd monitor, the 
> gitk window didn't appear. Given the time between the two sessions, it 
> didn't occur to me what the problem was.
> 
> Gitk should probably validate the "set geometry(main)" variable against 
> the current resolution.

Sad to say but this is a known issue with both gitk and git-gui. Both applications save the prior geometry and restore it during the next run, but neither validates the new geometry makes sense with the current available desktop space. :-\

-- 
Shawn.
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Message 2 of 26 in “Bug in gitk - can post the window off screen”
  1. Tommy ThornFeb 7, 2008
  2. Shawn O. PearceFeb 7, 2008
  3. Robin RosenbergFeb 7, 2008
  4. Gerrit PapeFeb 7, 2008
  5. gitk: don't save the geometry to rc file on exitGerrit Pape, Feb 23, 2008
  6. Robin RosenbergFeb 23, 2008
  7. Jonathan del StrotherFeb 23, 2008
  8. Paul MackerrasFeb 23, 2008
  9. Mark LevedahlFeb 24, 2008
  10. Edgar ToernigFeb 24, 2008
  11. Paul MackerrasMar 6, 2008
  12. Jonathan del StrotherMar 6, 2008
  13. Paul MackerrasMar 6, 2008
  14. Mark LevedahlMar 7, 2008
  15. martin f krafftMar 7, 2008
  16. Paul MackerrasMar 8, 2008
  17. martin f krafftMar 10, 2008
  18. David TweedMar 10, 2008
  19. martin f krafftFeb 25, 2008
  20. Paul MackerrasFeb 25, 2008
  21. martin f krafftFeb 25, 2008
  22. Mark LevedahlFeb 25, 2008
  23. martin f krafftFeb 25, 2008
  24. Martin LanghoffFeb 25, 2008
  25. Robin RosenbergFeb 25, 2008
  26. A Large Angry SCMFeb 26, 2008

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