From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:08:47 GMT
Subject: Re: text-based tree visualizer
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0803180300300.18817@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
In-Reply-To: <46dff0320803171726o4d7c23b4jbaae3cb0b3e09723@mail.gmail.com>


On Mar 18 2008 08:26, Ping Yin wrote:
>>  >Here is my view
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╟ Merge branch 'jk/portable'
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╠═╗
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╟ ║ Merge branch 'py/submodule'
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╗
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╟ ║ ║ Merge branch 'db/diff-to-fp'
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╬═╗
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╟ ║ ║ ║ Merge branch 'cc/help'
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╬═╬═╗
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╟ ║ ║ ║ ║ shortlog: do not require to
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╟ ║ ║ ║ ║ Merge branch 'maint'
>>  >║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╬═╬═╬═╗
>>  >
>>  >It seems messed up.
>>
>>  │ ├ │ │ │ │ │ │         │ │ Merge branch 'jk/portable'
>>
>> │ ╞═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╕       │ │
>>  │ ├ │ │ │ │ │ │ │       │ │ Merge branch 'py/submodule'
>>  │ ╞═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╕     │ │
>>  │ ├ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │     │ │ Merge branch 'db/diff-to-fp'
>>  │ ╞═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╕   │ │
>>  │ ├ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │   │ │ Merge branch 'cc/help'
>>  │ ╞═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╕ │ │
>>  │ ├ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ shortlog: do not require to run from inside a git re
>>
>>  Or was it something else you meant to describe with being messed up?
>>
>Thanks. That's it. I thought the normal looking would be
>
>║ ║ ║ ╟ Merge branch 'jk/portable'
>║ ║ ║ ╠═╗
>║ ║ ║ ╟  ║ Merge branch 'py/submodule'
>║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╗
>║ ║ ║ ╟  ║  ║ Merge branch 'db/diff-to-fp'
>║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╬═╗
>║ ║ ║ ╟  ║  ║  ║ Merge branch 'cc/help'
>║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╬═╬═╗
>║ ║ ║ ╟  ║  ║  ║   ║ shortlog: do not require to
>║ ║ ║ ╟  ║  ║  ║   ║ Merge branch 'maint'
>║ ║ ║ ╠═╬═╬═╬═╬═╗

git-forest relies on having a font with fixed-size cells.
xterm works (uses bitmap fonts, so no problem) works,
as does sakura (uses ttf, but fixed cells).