From: Jeremy Ramer <jdramer@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:34:36 GMT
Subject: Re: Currently checked out branch is not bold in gitk when using ssh X-forwarding
Message-ID: <CALykgB0a+dazZn7rdeiUVcXDa58=fydQVwe_-fq-_jqxeUY4PQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4F6BBD8D.1050905@gmail.com>

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Neal Kreitzinger
<nkreitzinger@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/22/2012 6:08 PM, Neal Kreitzinger wrote:
>>
>> On 3/22/2012 4:10 PM, Jeremy Ramer wrote:
>>>
>>> However, when I log in from my newer Ubuntu 11.11 laptop (ssh -X
>>> buildserver) and start gitk the currently checked out branch is
>>> not displayed in bold font. In fact, all the fonts are a little
>>> ugly, though it is the lack of bold that is the hardest to work
>>> with.
>>>
>> FWIW, my theory is that is has something to do with your fonts. Just
>> a simple end user observation. I'm not a gitk programmer.
>>
>> Maybe you don't have your fonts set for what-you-want in gitk. Maybe
>> you don't have the fonts installed/setup on your ubuntu box for
>> what-you-want in gitk.
>>
>> I assume gitk uses the fonts that you tell it to, or that are
>> available.
>>
> Hint: the bold version of a font is its own font.  You could have the
> non-bold font installed, but not the bold font.  Here's a link on how to
> install fonts: http://karmak.org/archive/2004/06/ttfonts.html?lang=en
>
> *If* that is the reason for your lack of bold-ness in gitk.
>
> Also, I see from my install log that it does do something with fonts:
>
>  DEST /usr/share/git-gui/lib
>    INSTALL 644 tclIndex
>    INSTALL 644 about.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 blame.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 branch_checkout.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 branch_create.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 branch_delete.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 branch_rename.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 branch.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 browser.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 checkout_op.tcl
>    INSTALL 644 choose_font.tcl
>
> I'm not sure how closely gitk and git-gui are tied together.
>
> Hope this helps some more.
>
> v/r,
> neal

It does seem to be a font issue. The strange thing is that the fonts
work correctly when I do it locally on my laptop and when I do it
locally on the build server. But when I use the ssh x-forwarding the
fonts seem broken. I've tried installing several font packages with no
luck.

I have found a workaround that resolves my issue for now. I changed
the font used in gitk to "fixed" (Helvetica is the default selection,
but doesn't appear in the list when I try to change the font). With
fixed the bold checked out branch shows up properly.

Thanks!
Jeremy