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Re: gitview: Use monospace font to draw the branch and tag name

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Feb 25, 2006, 06:05 UTC
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"Aneesh Kumar" <aneesh.kumar@gmail.com> writes:
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> On 2/24/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
>> "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > This patch address the below:
>> > Use monospace font to draw branch and tag name
>> > set the font size to 13.
>>
>> I have an impression that hardcoding UI policy like this is
>> generally frowned upon.
>
> But with that changes branch and the tag name looks neat.

The point being that it only looks neat on your display, with its size and resolution, and to your eye.

People have different tastes and equipments. One thing I really liked gitk (I do not know if gitview does this as well -- if so I am happy) is I can do - and + to change the text size depending on what display I am working on.

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  1. Aneesh Kumar K.VFeb 22, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2006
  3. Aneesh KumarFeb 24, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2006
  5. Aneesh KumarFeb 25, 2006

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