# git-gui blametool

7 messages from 2007-02-12 to 2007-02-12. Participants: Aneesh Kumar K.V, Shawn O. Pearce, Aneesh Kumar, Jeff King.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/6782

## Aneesh Kumar K.V, 2007-02-12 14:32

Subject: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <45D07A76.1070009@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/45D07A76.1070009%40gmail.com

```
Hi All,

I found the git-gui blame tool interface quiet confusing with the all 
those color code. What does the color code actually mean ? A simple 
interface would be

[ commit ] [ line number ] [ code ]

....
...
--------------------------------------
commit details of the selected commit


-aneesh

```

## Aneesh Kumar K.V, 2007-02-12 16:28

Subject: Re: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <45D095B1.9070308@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/45D095B1.9070308%40gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <45D07A76.1070009@gmail.com>

```
Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I found the git-gui blame tool interface quiet confusing with the all 
> those color code. What does the color code actually mean ? A simple 
> interface would be
> 
> [ commit ] [ line number ] [ code ]
> 
> ....
> ...
> --------------------------------------
> commit details of the selected commit
> 
> 

Sine i don't have a tcl/tk reference around i update blameview to show 
the above. The patch is attached below in case you are interested.

NOTE: How do i resize the widgets in perl-gtk ? I wanted the commit 
window to be a bit larger. Any help ?

-aneesh



diff --git a/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl b/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
index 807d01f..67a0714 100755
--- a/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
+++ b/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ EOS
 
 my $window = Gtk2::Window->new('toplevel');
 $window->signal_connect(destroy => sub { Gtk2->main_quit });
+my $vbox = Gtk2::VBox->new();
+$vbox->set_homogeneous(0);
+$window->add($vbox);
 my $scrolled_window = Gtk2::ScrolledWindow->new;
-$window->add($scrolled_window);
+$vbox->pack_start($scrolled_window, 1, 1, 0);
 my $fileview = Gtk2::SimpleList->new(
     'Commit' => 'text',
-    'CommitInfo' => 'text',
     'FileLine' => 'text',
     'Data' => 'text'
 );
@@ -41,7 +43,26 @@ $fileview->signal_connect (row_activated => sub {
 		my ($sl, $path, $column) = @_;
 		my $row_ref = $sl->get_row_data_from_path ($path);
 		system("blameview @$row_ref[0] $fn");
-		# $row_ref is now an array ref to the double-clicked row's data.
+		});
+
+my $commitwindow = Gtk2::ScrolledWindow->new();
+$commitwindow->set_policy ('GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC','GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC');
+$vbox->pack_start($commitwindow, 1, 1, 0);
+my $commit_text = Gtk2::TextView->new();
+my $commit_buffer = Gtk2::TextBuffer->new();
+$commit_text->set_buffer($commit_buffer);
+$commitwindow->add($commit_text);
+
+$fileview->signal_connect (cursor_changed => sub {
+		my ($sl) = @_;
+		my ($path, $focus_column) = $sl->get_cursor();
+		my $row_ref = $sl->get_row_data_from_path ($path);
+		my $c_fh;
+		open($c_fh,  '-|', "git cat-file commit @$row_ref[0]")
+					or die "unable to find commit @$row_ref[0]";
+		my @buffer = <$c_fh>;
+		$commit_buffer->set_text("@buffer");
+		close($c_fh);
 		});
 
 my $fh;
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@ open($fh, '-|', "git cat-file blob $hash:$fn")
 
 while(<$fh>) {
   chomp;
-  $fileview->{data}->[$.] = ['HEAD', '?', "$fn:$.", $_];
+  $fileview->{data}->[$.] = ['HEAD', "$fn:$.", $_];
 }
 
 my $blame;
@@ -79,8 +100,7 @@ sub flush_blame_line {
 
 	for(my $i = 0; $i < $cnt; $i++) {
 		@{$fileview->{data}->[$lno+$i-1]}[0,1,2] =
-		    (substr($commit, 0, 8), $info,
-		     $filename . ':' . ($s_lno+$i));
+		(substr($commit, 0, 8), $filename . ':' . ($s_lno+$i));
 	}
 }
 

```

## Aneesh Kumar K.V, 2007-02-12 16:33

Subject: Re: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <45D096C0.9070002@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/45D096C0.9070002%40gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <45D07A76.1070009@gmail.com>

```
Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I found the git-gui blame tool interface quiet confusing with the all 
> those color code. What does the color code actually mean ? A simple 
> interface would be
> 
> [ commit ] [ line number ] [ code ]
> 
> ....
> ...
> --------------------------------------
> commit details of the selected commit
> 
> 

Sine i don't have a tcl/tk reference around i update blameview to show 
the above. The patch is attached below in case you are interested.

NOTE: How do i resize the widgets in perl-gtk ? I wanted the commit 
window to be a bit larger. Any help ?

-aneesh



diff --git a/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl b/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
index 807d01f..67a0714 100755
--- a/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
+++ b/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ EOS
 
 my $window = Gtk2::Window->new('toplevel');
 $window->signal_connect(destroy => sub { Gtk2->main_quit });
+my $vbox = Gtk2::VBox->new();
+$vbox->set_homogeneous(0);
+$window->add($vbox);
 my $scrolled_window = Gtk2::ScrolledWindow->new;
-$window->add($scrolled_window);
+$vbox->pack_start($scrolled_window, 1, 1, 0);
 my $fileview = Gtk2::SimpleList->new(
     'Commit' => 'text',
-    'CommitInfo' => 'text',
     'FileLine' => 'text',
     'Data' => 'text'
 );
@@ -41,7 +43,26 @@ $fileview->signal_connect (row_activated => sub {
 		my ($sl, $path, $column) = @_;
 		my $row_ref = $sl->get_row_data_from_path ($path);
 		system("blameview @$row_ref[0] $fn");
-		# $row_ref is now an array ref to the double-clicked row's data.
+		});
+
+my $commitwindow = Gtk2::ScrolledWindow->new();
+$commitwindow->set_policy ('GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC','GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC');
+$vbox->pack_start($commitwindow, 1, 1, 0);
+my $commit_text = Gtk2::TextView->new();
+my $commit_buffer = Gtk2::TextBuffer->new();
+$commit_text->set_buffer($commit_buffer);
+$commitwindow->add($commit_text);
+
+$fileview->signal_connect (cursor_changed => sub {
+		my ($sl) = @_;
+		my ($path, $focus_column) = $sl->get_cursor();
+		my $row_ref = $sl->get_row_data_from_path ($path);
+		my $c_fh;
+		open($c_fh,  '-|', "git cat-file commit @$row_ref[0]")
+					or die "unable to find commit @$row_ref[0]";
+		my @buffer = <$c_fh>;
+		$commit_buffer->set_text("@buffer");
+		close($c_fh);
 		});
 
 my $fh;
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@ open($fh, '-|', "git cat-file blob $hash:$fn")
 
 while(<$fh>) {
   chomp;
-  $fileview->{data}->[$.] = ['HEAD', '?', "$fn:$.", $_];
+  $fileview->{data}->[$.] = ['HEAD', "$fn:$.", $_];
 }
 
 my $blame;
@@ -79,8 +100,7 @@ sub flush_blame_line {
 
 	for(my $i = 0; $i < $cnt; $i++) {
 		@{$fileview->{data}->[$lno+$i-1]}[0,1,2] =
-		    (substr($commit, 0, 8), $info,
-		     $filename . ':' . ($s_lno+$i));
+		(substr($commit, 0, 8), $filename . ':' . ($s_lno+$i));
 	}
 }
 

```

## Shawn O. Pearce, 2007-02-12 17:32

Subject: Re: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <20070212173218.GD29621@spearce.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070212173218.GD29621%40spearce.org
In-Reply-To: <45D07A76.1070009@gmail.com>

```
"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@gmail.com> wrote:
> I found the git-gui blame tool interface quiet confusing with the all 
> those color code. What does the color code actually mean ?

Can you try the version of git-gui that Junio pushed out to `master`
last night?

> A simple 
> interface would be
> 
> [ commit ] [ line number ] [ code ]
> 
> ....
> ...
> --------------------------------------
> commit details of the selected commit

Because it uses this interface.  Almost.  It doesn't show the
[commit] column.

-- 
Shawn.

```

## Aneesh Kumar, 2007-02-12 17:36

Subject: Re: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <cc723f590702120936y64044ac4r86698b5d7e540bd8@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/cc723f590702120936y64044ac4r86698b5d7e540bd8%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <20070212173218.GD29621@spearce.org>

```
On 2/12/07, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> wrote:
> "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I found the git-gui blame tool interface quiet confusing with the all
> > those color code. What does the color code actually mean ?
>
> Can you try the version of git-gui that Junio pushed out to `master`
> last night?
>
> > A simple
> > interface would be
> >
> > [ commit ] [ line number ] [ code ]
> >
> > ....
> > ...
> > --------------------------------------
> > commit details of the selected commit
>
> Because it uses this interface.  Almost.  It doesn't show the
> [commit] column.
>

I tried the same one. I was requesting to add the commit column. Right
now the interface is pretty confusing. After some reading of the code
i figured out that colours have a specific meaning. May be we need to
add a manual to the same.

but any how having commit in a column like this is really nice. I just
sent a new patch for blameview. That should give an idea how much the
interface looks better.

-aneesh

```

## Jeff King, 2007-02-12 17:54

Subject: Re: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <20070212175400.GB30669@coredump.intra.peff.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070212175400.GB30669%40coredump.intra.peff.net
In-Reply-To: <45D095B1.9070308@gmail.com>

```
On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 09:58:33PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:

> Sine i don't have a tcl/tk reference around i update blameview to show 
> the above. The patch is attached below in case you are interested.

It certainly looks better, though the whole thing is still horribly
ugly. You might play with replacing the main List widget with something
a bit more compact.

> NOTE: How do i resize the widgets in perl-gtk ? I wanted the commit 
> window to be a bit larger. Any help ?

Something like this?

-Peff

diff --git a/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl b/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
index 67a0714..fd174eb 100755
--- a/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
+++ b/contrib/blameview/blameview.perl
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ $vbox->pack_start($commitwindow, 1, 1, 0);
 my $commit_text = Gtk2::TextView->new();
 my $commit_buffer = Gtk2::TextBuffer->new();
 $commit_text->set_buffer($commit_buffer);
+$commit_text->set_size_request(1024, 200);
 $commitwindow->add($commit_text);
 
 $fileview->signal_connect (cursor_changed => sub {

```

## Shawn O. Pearce, 2007-02-12 19:20

Subject: Re: git-gui blametool
Message-ID: <20070212192004.GB30249@spearce.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070212192004.GB30249%40spearce.org
In-Reply-To: <cc723f590702120936y64044ac4r86698b5d7e540bd8@mail.gmail.com>

```
Aneesh Kumar <aneesh.kumar@gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried the same one. I was requesting to add the commit column. Right
> now the interface is pretty confusing. After some reading of the code
> i figured out that colours have a specific meaning. May be we need to
> add a manual to the same.
> 
> but any how having commit in a column like this is really nice. I just
> sent a new patch for blameview. That should give an idea how much the
> interface looks better.

Ahhh.  I was thinking of adding it myself anyway.  Now that two
people think showing a commit column might be a good idea, I'll
add it in.

-- 
Shawn.

```
