# [RFC PATCH 2/2] gitk: Show the rev(s) the user specified on the command line in the window title.

12 messages from 2015-01-06 to 2015-05-17. Participants: Marc Branchaud, Paul Mackerras.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/38297

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-01-06 17:51

Subject: [PATCH 0/2] Tweaking the gitk window title.
Message-ID: <1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc%40xiplink.com

```
The first patch simply changes the title from "gitk: <dir>" to "<dir> - gitk",
which is the title layout used by most of the applications on my Kubuntu box.

The second patch is the one that I'm more keen to see accepted.  It relies
on the first only in that it follows the new title layout.

		M.

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-01-06 17:51

Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gitk: Rearrange window title to be more conventional.
Message-ID: <1420566720-25238-2-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1420566720-25238-2-git-send-email-marcnarc%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
---

I did a bit of googling but couldn't find some standard that says the
application name goes at the end of the title bar.  But this is how all the
browsers and other apps I use regularly do things.

		M.

 gitk | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 78358a7..03de545 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -12293,7 +12293,7 @@ catch {
 }
 # wait for the window to become visible
 tkwait visibility .
-wm title . "$appname: [reponame]"
+wm title . "[reponame] - $appname"
 update
 readrefs
 
-- 
2.2.1

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-01-06 17:52

Subject: [RFC PATCH 2/2] gitk: Show the rev(s) the user specified on the command line in the window title.
Message-ID: <1420566720-25238-3-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1420566720-25238-3-git-send-email-marcnarc%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
---

I often open multiple gitk windows in the same working directory to examine
other branches or refs in the repo.  This change allows me to distinguish
which window is showing what.

This is an RFC because it doesn't behave great with views.  I don't use views
at all, so this doesn't bother me.  I'm not too sure what should be displayed
if the user changes views -- probably the view name, but I'm not sure how to
get a that in the code.

		M.

 gitk | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 03de545..b8463fd 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ proc reset_pending_select {selid} {
 }
 
 proc getcommits {selid} {
-    global canv curview need_redisplay viewactive
+    global appname canv curview need_redisplay viewactive vrevs
 
     initlayout
     if {[start_rev_list $curview]} {
@@ -498,6 +498,11 @@ proc getcommits {selid} {
     } else {
 	show_status [mc "No commits selected"]
     }
+    set rev "$vrevs($curview)"
+    if {$rev eq ""} {
+	set rev "HEAD"
+    }
+    wm title . "[reponame]: $rev - $appname"
 }
 
 proc updatecommits {} {
-- 
2.2.1

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-01-26 14:58

Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Tweaking the gitk window title.
Message-ID: <54C655FD.8020801@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/54C655FD.8020801%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
On 15-01-06 12:51 PM, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> The first patch simply changes the title from "gitk: <dir>" to "<dir> - gitk",
> which is the title layout used by most of the applications on my Kubuntu box.
> 
> The second patch is the one that I'm more keen to see accepted.  It relies
> on the first only in that it follows the new title layout.

Ping?

		M.

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-03-02 15:39

Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Tweaking the gitk window title.
Message-ID: <54F48443.2020007@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/54F48443.2020007%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
On 15-01-06 12:51 PM, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> The first patch simply changes the title from "gitk: <dir>" to "<dir> - gitk",
> which is the title layout used by most of the applications on my Kubuntu box.
> 
> The second patch is the one that I'm more keen to see accepted.  It relies
> on the first only in that it follows the new title layout.

Ping?

		M.

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-03-23 14:18

Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gitk: Rearrange window title to be more conventional.
Message-ID: <1427120297-26314-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1427120297-26314-1-git-send-email-marcnarc%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1420566720-25238-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
---

I did a bit of googling but couldn't find some standard that says the
application name goes at the end of the title bar.  But this is how all the
browsers and other apps I use regularly do things.

		M.

 gitk | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 9a2daf3..b859879 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -12393,7 +12393,7 @@ catch {
 }
 # wait for the window to become visible
 tkwait visibility .
-wm title . "$appname: [reponame]"
+wm title . "[reponame] - $appname"
 update
 readrefs
 
-- 
2.3.3

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-03-23 14:18

Subject: [PATCH 2/2] gitk: Show the rev(s) the user specified on the command line in the window title.
Message-ID: <1427120297-26314-2-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1427120297-26314-2-git-send-email-marcnarc%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1427120297-26314-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
---

I often open multiple gitk windows in the same working directory to examine
other branches or refs in the repo.  This change allows me to distinguish
which window is showing what.

		M.

 gitk | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index b859879..379b13a 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ proc reset_pending_select {selid} {
 }
 
 proc getcommits {selid} {
-    global canv curview need_redisplay viewactive
+    global appname canv curview need_redisplay viewactive vrevs
 
     initlayout
     if {[start_rev_list $curview]} {
@@ -498,6 +498,11 @@ proc getcommits {selid} {
     } else {
 	show_status [mc "No commits selected"]
     }
+    set rev "$vrevs($curview)"
+    if {$rev eq ""} {
+	set rev "HEAD"
+    }
+    wm title . "[reponame]: $rev - $appname"
 }
 
 proc updatecommits {} {
-- 
2.3.3

```

## Paul Mackerras, 2015-04-06 04:37

Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] gitk: Show the rev(s) the user specified on the command line in the window title.
Message-ID: <20150406043711.GC31463@iris.ozlabs.ibm.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20150406043711.GC31463%40iris.ozlabs.ibm.com
In-Reply-To: <1420566720-25238-3-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 12:52:00PM -0500, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
> ---
> 
> I often open multiple gitk windows in the same working directory to examine
> other branches or refs in the repo.  This change allows me to distinguish
> which window is showing what.
> 
> This is an RFC because it doesn't behave great with views.  I don't use views
> at all, so this doesn't bother me.  I'm not too sure what should be displayed
> if the user changes views -- probably the view name, but I'm not sure how to
> get a that in the code.

The view name is in $viewname($curview).  If that is "Command line"
you probably want to show some selected command line arguments.

Using $vrevs($curview) seems about right, though it will contain
"--gitk-symmetric-diff-marker" in some situations, which is an
internal thing that we don't want to show externally.  You should
probably filter it out.

The patch will need a proper description before I can apply it, of
course.

Paul.

```

## Paul Mackerras, 2015-04-06 04:38

Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gitk: Rearrange window title to be more conventional.
Message-ID: <20150406043848.GD31463@iris.ozlabs.ibm.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20150406043848.GD31463%40iris.ozlabs.ibm.com
In-Reply-To: <1427120297-26314-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:18:16AM -0400, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>

Thanks, applied.

Paul.

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-04-07 15:51

Subject: [PATCHv2] gitk: Show the current view's name in the window title.
Message-ID: <1428421911-20393-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1428421911-20393-1-git-send-email-marcnarc%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <20150406043711.GC31463@iris.ozlabs.ibm.com>

```
If the current view is the "Command line" view, show the command line
arguments instead of the view name.

Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
---

This is v2 of my previous "Show the command-line revs in the window title" RFC
patch.  (I'm having trouble accessing gmane, or I'd include a link here.)

This version incorporates Paul's feedback (thanks!) and handles view properly.

		M.

 gitk | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index b859879..90419e3 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -4034,6 +4034,19 @@ proc shellsplit {str} {
     return $l
 }
 
+proc set_window_title {} {
+    global appname curview viewname vrevs
+    set rev [mc "All files"]
+    if {$curview ne 0} {
+	if {$viewname($curview) eq [mc "Command line"]} {
+	    set rev [string map {"--gitk-symmetric-diff-marker" "--merge"} $vrevs($curview)]
+	} else {
+	    set rev $viewname($curview)
+	}
+    }
+    wm title . "[reponame]: $rev - $appname"
+}
+
 # Code to implement multiple views
 
 proc newview {ishighlight} {
@@ -4510,6 +4523,7 @@ proc showview {n} {
     } elseif {$numcommits == 0} {
 	show_status [mc "No commits selected"]
     }
+    set_window_title
 }
 
 # Stuff relating to the highlighting facility
@@ -6650,6 +6664,7 @@ proc show_status {msg} {
     global canv fgcolor
 
     clear_display
+    set_window_title
     $canv create text 3 3 -anchor nw -text $msg -font mainfont \
 	-tags text -fill $fgcolor
 }
@@ -12393,7 +12408,7 @@ catch {
 }
 # wait for the window to become visible
 tkwait visibility .
-wm title . "[reponame] - $appname"
+set_window_title
 update
 readrefs
 
-- 
2.3.5

```

## Marc Branchaud, 2015-05-04 14:26

Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] gitk: Show the current view's name in the window title.
Message-ID: <55478195.4070301@xiplink.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/55478195.4070301%40xiplink.com
In-Reply-To: <1428421911-20393-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
On 15-04-07 11:51 AM, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> If the current view is the "Command line" view, show the command line
> arguments instead of the view name.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
> ---
> 
> This is v2 of my previous "Show the command-line revs in the window title" RFC
> patch.  (I'm having trouble accessing gmane, or I'd include a link here.)
> 
> This version incorporates Paul's feedback (thanks!) and handles view properly.

Ping?

		M.


> 		M.
> 
>  gitk | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
> index b859879..90419e3 100755
> --- a/gitk
> +++ b/gitk
> @@ -4034,6 +4034,19 @@ proc shellsplit {str} {
>      return $l
>  }
>  
> +proc set_window_title {} {
> +    global appname curview viewname vrevs
> +    set rev [mc "All files"]
> +    if {$curview ne 0} {
> +	if {$viewname($curview) eq [mc "Command line"]} {
> +	    set rev [string map {"--gitk-symmetric-diff-marker" "--merge"} $vrevs($curview)]
> +	} else {
> +	    set rev $viewname($curview)
> +	}
> +    }
> +    wm title . "[reponame]: $rev - $appname"
> +}
> +
>  # Code to implement multiple views
>  
>  proc newview {ishighlight} {
> @@ -4510,6 +4523,7 @@ proc showview {n} {
>      } elseif {$numcommits == 0} {
>  	show_status [mc "No commits selected"]
>      }
> +    set_window_title
>  }
>  
>  # Stuff relating to the highlighting facility
> @@ -6650,6 +6664,7 @@ proc show_status {msg} {
>      global canv fgcolor
>  
>      clear_display
> +    set_window_title
>      $canv create text 3 3 -anchor nw -text $msg -font mainfont \
>  	-tags text -fill $fgcolor
>  }
> @@ -12393,7 +12408,7 @@ catch {
>  }
>  # wait for the window to become visible
>  tkwait visibility .
> -wm title . "[reponame] - $appname"
> +set_window_title
>  update
>  readrefs
>  
> 

```

## Paul Mackerras, 2015-05-17 01:39

Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] gitk: Show the current view's name in the window title.
Message-ID: <20150517013924.GC21039@iris.ozlabs.ibm.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20150517013924.GC21039%40iris.ozlabs.ibm.com
In-Reply-To: <1428421911-20393-1-git-send-email-marcnarc@xiplink.com>

```
On Tue, Apr 07, 2015 at 11:51:51AM -0400, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> If the current view is the "Command line" view, show the command line
> arguments instead of the view name.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>

Thanks, applied.

Paul.

```