# strange behavior with nonexistant or partially populated ~/.config/git/gitk 2 messages from 2016-02-06 to 2016-02-06. Participants: Britton Kerin. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/41352 ## Britton Kerin, 2016-02-06 03:16 Subject: strange behavior with nonexistant or partially populated ~/.config/git/gitk Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAC4O8c8qEjcLASu7JwNhyLX%2Bh3uFSUiHAV2yqJhgE%2BN5-gC0Yw%40mail.gmail.com ``` If ~/.config/git/gitk doesn't exist, I get small fonts (fine) and ugly hard-to-read dark green branch labels. The fix for the dark green problem is here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26025810/gtk-apps-show-green-too-dark But after doing: echo 'set headbgcolor lime' >~/.config/git/gitk ; gitk I end up with a much more extensive ~/.config/git/gitk that changes fonts, window geometry, etc. to be different than the defaults that you get if you don't have ~/.config/git/gik. This is weird. It should work one of these ways: 1. Any setting in ~/.config/git/gitk override the defaults, but the file is not required, and running gitk doesn't create it or change with it's contents. 2. ~/.config/git/gitk is always created if it doesn't exist or isn't fully populated, and it gets the default values for anything not defined. The full ~/.config/git/gitk that gets created for me is below. I don't know where the setting that get used if it doesn't exist come from. set mainfont {sans 9} set textfont {monospace 9} set uifont {sans 9 bold} set tabstop 8 set findmergefiles 0 set maxgraphpct 50 set maxwidth 16 set cmitmode patch set wrapcomment none set autoselect 1 set autosellen 40 set showneartags 1 set maxrefs 20 set visiblerefs {"master"} set hideremotes 0 set showlocalchanges 1 set datetimeformat {%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} set limitdiffs 1 set uicolor grey85 set want_ttk 1 set bgcolor white set fgcolor black set uifgcolor black set uifgdisabledcolor #999 set colors {lime red blue magenta darkgrey brown orange} set diffcolors {red "#00a000" blue} set mergecolors {red blue lime purple brown "#009090" magenta "#808000" "#009000" "#ff0080" cyan "#b07070" "#70b0f0" "#70f0b0" "#f0b070" "#ff70b0"} set markbgcolor #e0e0ff set diffcontext 3 set selectbgcolor gray85 set foundbgcolor yellow set currentsearchhitbgcolor orange set extdifftool meld set perfile_attrs 0 set headbgcolor lime set headfgcolor black set headoutlinecolor black set remotebgcolor #ffddaa set tagbgcolor yellow set tagfgcolor black set tagoutlinecolor black set reflinecolor black set filesepbgcolor #aaaaaa set filesepfgcolor black set linehoverbgcolor #ffff80 set linehoverfgcolor black set linehoveroutlinecolor black set mainheadcirclecolor yellow set workingfilescirclecolor red set indexcirclecolor lime set circlecolors {white blue gray blue blue} set linkfgcolor blue set circleoutlinecolor black set geometry(main) 1837x989+5+53 set geometry(state) normal set geometry(topwidth) 1837 set geometry(topheight) 300 set geometry(pwsash0) "680 1" set geometry(pwsash1) "1020 1" set geometry(botwidth) 850 set geometry(botheight) 684 set permviews {} ``` ## Britton Kerin, 2016-02-06 03:27 Subject: Re: strange behavior with nonexistant or partially populated ~/.config/git/gitk Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAC4O8c-3-x%2BsymzH1GVzFHNj7UtcGF9mBxRgpcVO1zKOeR01Mw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` My bad, problem was I missed existence of .gitk (used only if ~/.config/git/gitk doesn't exist). On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 6:16 PM, Britton Kerin wrote: > If ~/.config/git/gitk doesn't exist, I get small fonts (fine) and ugly > hard-to-read dark green branch labels. > > The fix for the dark green problem is here: > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26025810/gtk-apps-show-green-too-dark > > But after doing: > > echo 'set headbgcolor lime' >~/.config/git/gitk ; gitk > > I end up with a much more extensive ~/.config/git/gitk that changes > fonts, window geometry, etc. to be different than the defaults that > you get if you don't have ~/.config/git/gik. This is weird. > > It should work one of these ways: > > 1. Any setting in ~/.config/git/gitk override the defaults, but > the file is not required, and running gitk doesn't create it or change > with it's contents. > > 2. ~/.config/git/gitk is always created if it doesn't exist or > isn't fully populated, and it gets the default values for anything not > defined. > > The full ~/.config/git/gitk that gets created for me is below. I > don't know where the setting that get used if it doesn't exist come > from. > > set mainfont {sans 9} > set textfont {monospace 9} > set uifont {sans 9 bold} > set tabstop 8 > set findmergefiles 0 > set maxgraphpct 50 > set maxwidth 16 > set cmitmode patch > set wrapcomment none > set autoselect 1 > set autosellen 40 > set showneartags 1 > set maxrefs 20 > set visiblerefs {"master"} > set hideremotes 0 > set showlocalchanges 1 > set datetimeformat {%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S} > set limitdiffs 1 > set uicolor grey85 > set want_ttk 1 > set bgcolor white > set fgcolor black > set uifgcolor black > set uifgdisabledcolor #999 > set colors {lime red blue magenta darkgrey brown orange} > set diffcolors {red "#00a000" blue} > set mergecolors {red blue lime purple brown "#009090" magenta > "#808000" "#009000" "#ff0080" cyan "#b07070" "#70b0f0" "#70f0b0" > "#f0b070" "#ff70b0"} > set markbgcolor #e0e0ff > set diffcontext 3 > set selectbgcolor gray85 > set foundbgcolor yellow > set currentsearchhitbgcolor orange > set extdifftool meld > set perfile_attrs 0 > set headbgcolor lime > set headfgcolor black > set headoutlinecolor black > set remotebgcolor #ffddaa > set tagbgcolor yellow > set tagfgcolor black > set tagoutlinecolor black > set reflinecolor black > set filesepbgcolor #aaaaaa > set filesepfgcolor black > set linehoverbgcolor #ffff80 > set linehoverfgcolor black > set linehoveroutlinecolor black > set mainheadcirclecolor yellow > set workingfilescirclecolor red > set indexcirclecolor lime > set circlecolors {white blue gray blue blue} > set linkfgcolor blue > set circleoutlinecolor black > set geometry(main) 1837x989+5+53 > set geometry(state) normal > set geometry(topwidth) 1837 > set geometry(topheight) 300 > set geometry(pwsash0) "680 1" > set geometry(pwsash1) "1020 1" > set geometry(botwidth) 850 > set geometry(botheight) 684 > set permviews {} ```