Re: [PATCH] git-gui: use themed tk widgets with Tk 8.5
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Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
- Date
- Jan 28, 2010, 00:51 UTC
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Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
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> > This patch enables the use of themed Tk widgets with Tk 8.5 and above. > These make a significant difference on Windows in making the > application appear native. On Windows and MacOSX ttk defaults to the > native look as much as possible. On X11 the user may select a theme > using the TkTheme XRDB resource class by adding an line to the > .Xresources file. The set of installed theme names is available using > the Tk command 'ttk::themes'. The default on X11 is similar to the current > un-themed style - a kind of thin bordered motif look. > > A new git config variable 'gui.usettk' may be set to disable this if > the user prefers the classic Tk look. Using Tk 8.4 will also avoid the > use of themed widgets as these are only available since 8.5. > > Some support is included for Tk 8.6 features (themed spinbox and native > font chooser for MacOSX and Windows).
Thanks. I've been running with this pretty much all day today; it seems sane. I'll probably push it shortly.
-- Shawn.