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Re: [PATCH] gitk: make use of themed widgets where available

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Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net>
Date
Feb 28, 2009, 09:24 UTC
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Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> writes:
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>Pat Thoyts writes:
>
>>     This patch improves the appearence of gitk on Windows XP and Vista
>>     by making use of the themed widgets that are provided in Tk 8.5
>>     and above. For good Vista support 8.6 will be needed.
>
>Wow.  It'll take me a while to digest this.  Before I start diving
>into it, does gitk still work on Tk 8.4 with this patch?
>
>Paul.

Yes. It uses the variable 'use_ttk' to turn on the use of the themed widgets and if this is unavailable (or an option could be provided to turn it off explicitly) then only standard Tk widgets are used.

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  1. gitk: make use of themed widgets where availablePat Thoyts, Feb 28, 2009
  2. Sverre RabbelierFeb 28, 2009
  3. Pat ThoytsFeb 28, 2009
  4. Paul MackerrasFeb 28, 2009
  5. Pat ThoytsFeb 28, 2009
  6. Paul MackerrasMar 23, 2009
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