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Re: [PATCH 6/9] gitk: add keyboard bind for create and remove branch

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JLJens Lideström <jens@lidestrom.se>
Date
Jun 28, 2023, 07:12 UTC
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>> +[mc "<%s-C>		Create branch on selected commit" $M1T]
> 
> ... "C"? Which one is it?
"C" is a mistake. Good catch, thanks!
I choose Ctrl-B to avoid a conflict with Ctrl-C for copying text.
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> The key binding to remove a branch does not make sense to me. It does
> happen that I have more than one branch on a commit, but there is no 
> way
> to select which one to remove via the keyboard. I have to use the
> context menu. This needs more thought IMHO.

My intention is to always remove the first branch head that is displayed for a single commit in the GUI. This caters to the common use case, with only one branch for a single commit. If there are multiple branch heads on a commit and the users don't want to remove the first one then they need to use the mouse context menu to choose which one to delete.

I could change the implementation to display a dialog that lets the user choose in case of multiple branch heads.

In that case, should I do that as part of this PR, or as a follow up? I would prefer to finish this one first.

> At a minimum, separate it out into its own commit.
I'll do so.
/Jens
On 2023-06-28 07:59, Johannes Sixt wrote:
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> Am 27.06.23 um 16:41 schrieb Jens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget:
>> From: Jens Lidestrom <jens@lidestrom.se>
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Jens Lidestrom <jens@lidestrom.se>
>> ---
>>  gitk-git/gitk | 25 ++++++++++++++++---------
>>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/gitk-git/gitk b/gitk-git/gitk
>> index 596977abe89..0d83a72a424 100755
>> --- a/gitk-git/gitk
>> +++ b/gitk-git/gitk
>> @@ -2692,6 +2692,8 @@ proc makewindow {} {
>>      bind $ctext <<Selection>> rehighlight_search_results
>>      bind . <$M1B-t> {resethead [selected_line_id]}
>>      bind . <$M1B-o> {checkout [selected_line_head] 
>> [selected_line_id]}
>> +    bind . <$M1B-m> {rmbranch [selected_line_head] [selected_line_id] 
>> 1}
>> +    bind . <$M1B-b> {mkbranch [selected_line_id]}
> 
> "b" vs...
> 
>>      for {set i 1} {$i < 10} {incr i} {
>>          bind . <$M1B-Key-$i> [list go_to_parent $i]
>>      }
>> @@ -2735,7 +2737,7 @@ proc makewindow {} {
>>      makemenu $headctxmenu {
>>          {mc "Check out this branch" command {checkout $headmenuhead 
>> $headmenuid}}
>>          {mc "Rename this branch" command mvbranch}
>> -        {mc "Remove this branch" command rmbranch}
>> +        {mc "Remove this branch" command {rmbranch $headmenuhead 
>> $headmenuid 0}}
>>          {mc "Copy branch name" command {clipboard clear; clipboard 
>> append $headmenuhead}}
>>      }
>>      $headctxmenu configure -tearoff 0
>> @@ -3185,6 +3187,8 @@ proc keys {} {
>>  [mc "<F5>		Update"]
>>  [mc "<%s-T>		Reset current branch to selected commit" $M1T]
>>  [mc "<%s-O>		Check out selected commit" $M1T]
>> +[mc "<%s-C>		Create branch on selected commit" $M1T]
> 
> ... "C"? Which one is it?
> 
>> +[mc "<%s-M>		Remove selected branch" $M1T]
>>  " \
>>              -justify left -bg $bgcolor -border 2 -relief groove
>>      pack $w.m -side top -fill both -padx 2 -pady 2
>> @@ -9576,13 +9580,13 @@ proc wrcomcan {} {
>>      unset wrcomtop
>>  }
>> 
>> -proc mkbranch {} {
>> -    global NS rowmenuid
>> +proc mkbranch {id} {
>> +    global NS
>> 
>>      set top .branchdialog
>> 
>>      set val(name) ""
>> -    set val(id) $rowmenuid
>> +    set val(id) $id
>>      set val(command) [list mkbrgo $top]
>> 
>>      set ui(title) [mc "Create branch"]
>> @@ -10054,13 +10058,14 @@ proc readcheckoutstat {fd newhead newheadref 
>> newheadid} {
>>      }
>>  }
>> 
>> -proc rmbranch {} {
>> -    global headmenuid headmenuhead mainhead
>> +proc rmbranch {head id shouldComfirm} {
>> +    global mainhead
>>      global idheads
>> -
>> -    set head $headmenuhead
>> -    set id $headmenuid
>>      # this check shouldn't be needed any more...
>> +    if {$head eq ""} {
>> +        error_popup [mc "Cannot delete a detached head"]
>> +        return
>> +    }
>>      if {$head eq $mainhead} {
>>          error_popup [mc "Cannot delete the currently checked-out 
>> branch"]
>>          return
>> @@ -10070,6 +10075,8 @@ proc rmbranch {} {
>>          # the stuff on this branch isn't on any other branch
>>          if {![confirm_popup [mc "The commits on branch %s aren't on 
>> any other\
>>                          branch.\nReally delete branch %s?" $head 
>> $head]]} return
>> +    } elseif {$shouldComfirm} {
>> +        if {![confirm_popup [mc "Really delete branch %s?" $head]]} 
>> return
>>      }
>>      nowbusy rmbranch
>>      update
> 
> The key binding to remove a branch does not make sense to me. It does
> happen that I have more than one branch on a commit, but there is no 
> way
> to select which one to remove via the keyboard. I have to use the
> context menu. This needs more thought IMHO. At a minimum, separate it
> out into its own commit.
> 
> -- Hannes
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  1. 0/9 gitk: improve keyboard supportJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  2. 1/9 gitk: add procedures to get commit info from selected rowJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  3. 2/9 gitk: use term "current branch" in guiJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  4. 3/9 gitk: add keyboard bind for resetJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  5. 4/9 gitk: show branch name in reset dialogJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  6. 5/9 gitk: add keyboard bind for checkoutJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  7. Jens LideströmJul 2, 2023
  8. 6/9 gitk: add keyboard bind for create and remove branchJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  9. Johannes SixtJun 28, 2023
  10. Jens LideströmJun 28, 2023
  11. Johannes SixtJun 28, 2023
  12. Jens LideströmJul 2, 2023
  13. 7/9 gitk: add keyboard bind to cherry-pickJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  14. 8/9 gitk: focus ok button in reset dialogJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  15. 9/9 gitk: default select reset hard in dialogJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2023
  16. Johannes SixtJun 28, 2023
  17. Jens LideströmJun 28, 2023
  18. Jens LideströmJul 2, 2023
  19. Johannes SixtJun 28, 2023
  20. Jens LideströmJun 28, 2023
  21. Jens LideströmJun 28, 2023
  22. Johannes SixtJun 28, 2023
  23. Jens LideströmJul 2, 2023
  24. 00/10 gitk: improve keyboard supportJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  25. 01/10 gitk: add procedures to get commit info from selected rowJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  26. 02/10 gitk: use term "current branch" in guiJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  27. 03/10 gitk: add keyboard bind for reset commandJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  28. 04/10 gitk: show branch name in reset dialogJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  29. 06/10 gitk: add keyboard bind for remove branch commandJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  30. Johannes SixtJul 5, 2023
  31. Jens LideströmJul 8, 2023
  32. 05/10 gitk: add keyboard bind for checkout commandJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  33. Johannes SixtJul 5, 2023
  34. Jens LideströmJul 8, 2023
  35. 07/10 gitk: add keyboard bind for cherry-pick commandJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  36. Johannes SixtJul 5, 2023
  37. Jens LideströmJul 8, 2023
  38. 08/10 gitk: add keyboard bind for create branch commandJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  39. Johannes SixtJul 5, 2023
  40. 09/10 gitk: improve keyboard convenience in reset dialogJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023
  41. Johannes SixtJul 5, 2023
  42. 10/10 gitk: allow checkout of remote branchJens Lidestrom via GitGitGadget, Jul 3, 2023

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