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[PATCH v2 4/4] git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if available

From
Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 28, 2025, 08:58 UTC
Message-ID
<4b04832c0b8119b784806f54a2354d910965a523.1756371530.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<pull.358.v2.git.1756371530.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
This provides a unified look-and-feel in Git for Windows.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 git-gui--askyesno | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/git-gui--askyesno b/git-gui--askyesno
index d0c801c42c7c..142d1bc3de22 100755
--- a/git-gui--askyesno
+++ b/git-gui--askyesno
@@ -47,5 +47,17 @@ pack .b -side bottom -fill x -ipadx 20 -ipady 15
 bind . <Key-Return> {exit 0}
 bind . <Key-Escape> {exit 1}
 
+if {$::tcl_platform(platform) eq {windows}} {
+	set icopath [file dirname [file normalize $argv0]]
+	if {[file tail $icopath] eq {git-core}} {
+		set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
+	}
+	set icopath [file dirname $icopath]
+	set icopath [file join $icopath share git git-for-windows.ico]
+	if {[file exists $icopath]} {
+		wm iconbitmap . -default $icopath
+	}
+}
+
 wm title . $title
 tk::PlaceWindow .
-- 
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Previous: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadgetNext: Mark Levedahl
Message 16 of 19 in “git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for Windows”
  1. 0/4 git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  2. 1/4 git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on WindowsHeiko Voigt via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  3. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  4. 2/4 git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yetJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  5. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  6. 3/4 git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window titleJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  7. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  8. 4/4 git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if availableJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Sep 26, 2019
  9. Pratyush YadavSep 29, 2019
  10. 0/4 git-gui: GIT_ASK_YESNO/GIT_ASKPASS patches from Git for WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  11. 1/4 git-gui: provide question helper for retry fallback on WindowsHeiko Voigt via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  12. 2/4 git gui: set GIT_ASKPASS=git-gui--askpass if not set yetJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  13. Johannes SixtAug 28, 2025
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2025
  15. 3/4 git-gui--askyesno: allow overriding the window titleJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  16. 4/4 git-gui--askyesno (mingw): use Git for Windows' icon, if availableJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Aug 28, 2025
  17. git-gui: use tk_messageBox for ask yes/noMark Levedahl, Aug 28, 2025
  18. Johannes SchindelinAug 28, 2025
  19. Johannes SixtAug 28, 2025

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