Re: [PATCH] gitk: don't save the geometry to rc file on exit
- From
A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
- Date
- Feb 26, 2008, 02:15 UTC
- Message-ID
- <47C37647.90908@gmail.com>
- In-Reply-To
- <18368.41742.689290.877767@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Paul Mackerras wrote:
Show 15 quoted lines
> Gerrit Pape writes: > >> Saving the geometry can cause several inconveniences, e.g. when using a >> temporary dual screen setup, or sharing ~/.gitk between multiple >> systems. Additionally it can be argued that window placement and sizing >> are the tasks of the window manager. So don't do that anymore. > > I myself find it useful to have gitk remember the size and layout of > the various panes, so I won't be applying this patch. > > The saving/restoring of the window position was done by Mark Levedahl > to make gitk work properly on Cygwin. I agree it can be annoying on X > and I would take a patch to inhibit the restoring of the window > position when running under X. I'd want an ack from Mark before > making that change more generally.
I use gitk under X and like the saving/restoring of window size/geometry. Please do not remove that feature.