From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:48:17 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitk: Add "First parent" checkbox
Message-ID: <20101108194817.GC6348@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <1jrnlcv.1hnnh8x1sh3ydiM%lists@haller-berlin.de>

Stefan Haller wrote:
>> Stefan Haller wrote:

>>> I realize this conflicts with Thomas Rast's recent patch to
>>> add a word-diff dropdown box; things are fighting for space
>>> in the diff pane header...
[...]
> Matthieu made the suggestion of "line-wrapping" the widgets in the diff
> pane header if it becomes too narrow.  I guess this could work; I don't
> know enough Tcl/Tk to be able to try it out though.

Hmm.  I don't like where this method tends in the limit.

Maybe we need a notion of a "diff view", for setting up various
diff-tree options (word diff, whitespace options, context lines,
patience, diffstat, first-parent)?  The diff pane could then provide a
drop-down box for diff views already set up.