On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Neal Kreitzinger <nkreitzinger@xxxxxxxxx> 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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html