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Re: [PATCH] git-gui: Add a search command to the blame viewer.

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Oct 3, 2008, 08:29 UTC
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Alexander Gavrilov wrote:
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> One of the largest deficiencies in the blame viewer at
> the moment is the impossibility to search for a text
> string. This commit fixes it by adding a Firefox-like
> search panel to the viewer.
> 
> The panel can be shown by pressing F7 or clicking a
> menu entry, and is hidden by pressing Esc. Find Next
> is available through the F3 key.
> 
> Implementation is based on the gitk code, but heavily
> refactored. It now also supports case-insensitive
> searches, and uses the text box background color to
> signal success or failure of the search.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gavrilov <angavrilov@gmail.com>
> ---
> 

What with me being a total tcl nubling, I can't comment on the patch, but the intentions are clearly full of win and awesome. I was utterly surprised to notice this functionality wasn't in there the first time I needed it.

Thanks.
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  1. git-gui: Fix the blame window shape.Alexander Gavrilov, Oct 3, 2008
  2. git-gui: Add a search command to the blame viewer.Alexander Gavrilov, Oct 3, 2008
  3. Andreas EricssonOct 3, 2008
  4. git-gui: Fix the blame viewer destroy handler.Alexander Gavrilov, Oct 3, 2008

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