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Re: [PATCH] gitk: don't save the geometry to rc file on exit

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MKmartin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
Date
Mar 10, 2008, 11:29 UTC
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also sprach Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> [2008.03.08.1211 +0100]:
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> > I understand that Cygwin has issues and needs this code, but
> > couldn't it then be made to run only on Cygwin, such that on
> > "proper" Unix systems, the config file is *not* updated every
> > time I move the window before closing the application?
> 
> What's the issue with updating the config file?

Conflicts when synchronising the files between different machines, or the need for a custom merge driver just for .gitkrc files.

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> > As I said earlier, this is really the job of a window manager,
> > *not* a configuration option. If your window manager cannot
> > restore the window to a size you control, then it's broken.
> > Let's not hack applications to work around that, please.
> 
> I disagree.  It's not a window manager's job to tell an
> application how big its window should be.

I always assumed it was: position and geometry. However, I am starting to see your point.

I guess the best way would be a checkbox with which I can disable the saving of the geometry on application close, possibly paired with a button "save now".

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Message 17 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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