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[tig.git] / tig.c
diff --git a/tig.c b/tig.c
index 12c385ad27c3bf5a5b9acf1f026e04734c454822..b4e4b596078919afdb620efb922590ab9f0e3620 100644 (file)
--- a/tig.c
+++ b/tig.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
+/* Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -67,7 +69,6 @@ static void warn(const char *msg, ...);
 static void report(const char *msg, ...);
 static void set_nonblocking_input(bool loading);
 static size_t utf8_length(const char *string, int *width, size_t max_width, int *trimmed, bool reserve);
-static bool prompt_yesno(const char *prompt);
 static int load_refs(void);
 
 #define ABS(x)         ((x) >= 0  ? (x) : -(x))
@@ -144,7 +145,6 @@ enum format_flags {
        FORMAT_NONE             /* No replacement should be performed. */
 };
 
-static bool format_command(char dst[], const char *src[], enum format_flags flags);
 static bool format_argv(const char *dst[], const char *src[], enum format_flags flags);
 
 struct int_map {
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ set_from_int_map(struct int_map *map, size_t map_size,
        return ERR;
 }
 
+enum input_status {
+       INPUT_OK,
+       INPUT_SKIP,
+       INPUT_STOP,
+       INPUT_CANCEL
+};
+
+typedef enum input_status (*input_handler)(void *data, char *buf, int c);
+
+static char *prompt_input(const char *prompt, input_handler handler, void *data);
+static bool prompt_yesno(const char *prompt);
 
 /*
  * String helpers
@@ -270,48 +281,6 @@ suffixcmp(const char *str, int slen, const char *suffix)
        return suffixlen < len ? strcmp(str + len - suffixlen, suffix) : -1;
 }
 
-/* Shell quoting
- *
- * NOTE: The following is a slightly modified copy of the git project's shell
- * quoting routines found in the quote.c file.
- *
- * Help to copy the thing properly quoted for the shell safety.  any single
- * quote is replaced with '\'', any exclamation point is replaced with '\!',
- * and the whole thing is enclosed in a
- *
- * E.g.
- *  original     sq_quote     result
- *  name     ==> name      ==> 'name'
- *  a b      ==> a b       ==> 'a b'
- *  a'b      ==> a'\''b    ==> 'a'\''b'
- *  a!b      ==> a'\!'b    ==> 'a'\!'b'
- */
-
-static size_t
-sq_quote(char buf[SIZEOF_STR], size_t bufsize, const char *src)
-{
-       char c;
-
-#define BUFPUT(x) do { if (bufsize < SIZEOF_STR) buf[bufsize++] = (x); } while (0)
-
-       BUFPUT('\'');
-       while ((c = *src++)) {
-               if (c == '\'' || c == '!') {
-                       BUFPUT('\'');
-                       BUFPUT('\\');
-                       BUFPUT(c);
-                       BUFPUT('\'');
-               } else {
-                       BUFPUT(c);
-               }
-       }
-       BUFPUT('\'');
-
-       if (bufsize < SIZEOF_STR)
-               buf[bufsize] = 0;
-
-       return bufsize;
-}
 
 static bool
 argv_from_string(const char *argv[SIZEOF_ARG], int *argc, char *cmd)
@@ -323,7 +292,7 @@ argv_from_string(const char *argv[SIZEOF_ARG], int *argc, char *cmd)
 
                cmd[valuelen] = 0;
                argv[(*argc)++] = chomp_string(cmd);
-               cmd += valuelen + advance;
+               cmd = chomp_string(cmd + valuelen + advance);
        }
 
        if (*argc < SIZEOF_ARG)
@@ -354,25 +323,32 @@ enum io_type {
        IO_FG,                  /* Execute command with same std{in,out,err}. */
        IO_RD,                  /* Read only fork+exec IO. */
        IO_WR,                  /* Write only fork+exec IO. */
+       IO_AP,                  /* Append fork+exec output to file. */
 };
 
 struct io {
        enum io_type type;      /* The requested type of pipe. */
        const char *dir;        /* Directory from which to execute. */
-       FILE *pipe;             /* Pipe for reading or writing. */
+       pid_t pid;              /* Pipe for reading or writing. */
+       int pipe;               /* Pipe end for reading or writing. */
        int error;              /* Error status. */
-       char sh[SIZEOF_STR];    /* Shell command buffer. */
-       char *buf;              /* Read/write buffer. */
+       const char *argv[SIZEOF_ARG];   /* Shell command arguments. */
+       char *buf;              /* Read buffer. */
        size_t bufalloc;        /* Allocated buffer size. */
+       size_t bufsize;         /* Buffer content size. */
+       char *bufpos;           /* Current buffer position. */
+       unsigned int eof:1;     /* Has end of file been reached. */
 };
 
 static void
 reset_io(struct io *io)
 {
-       io->pipe = NULL;
-       io->buf = NULL;
-       io->bufalloc = 0;
+       io->pipe = -1;
+       io->pid = 0;
+       io->buf = io->bufpos = NULL;
+       io->bufalloc = io->bufsize = 0;
        io->error = 0;
+       io->eof = 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -388,57 +364,110 @@ init_io_rd(struct io *io, const char *argv[], const char *dir,
                enum format_flags flags)
 {
        init_io(io, dir, IO_RD);
-       return format_command(io->sh, argv, flags);
+       return format_argv(io->argv, argv, flags);
 }
 
 static bool
 io_open(struct io *io, const char *name)
 {
        init_io(io, NULL, IO_FD);
-       io->pipe = *name ? fopen(name, "r") : stdin;
-       return io->pipe != NULL;
+       io->pipe = *name ? open(name, O_RDONLY) : STDIN_FILENO;
+       return io->pipe != -1;
+}
+
+static bool
+kill_io(struct io *io)
+{
+       return io->pid == 0 || kill(io->pid, SIGKILL) != -1;
 }
 
 static bool
 done_io(struct io *io)
 {
+       pid_t pid = io->pid;
+
+       if (io->pipe != -1)
+               close(io->pipe);
        free(io->buf);
-       if (io->type == IO_FD)
-               fclose(io->pipe);
-       else if (io->type == IO_RD || io->type == IO_WR)
-               pclose(io->pipe);
        reset_io(io);
+
+       while (pid > 0) {
+               int status;
+               pid_t waiting = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+
+               if (waiting < 0) {
+                       if (errno == EINTR)
+                               continue;
+                       report("waitpid failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+                       return FALSE;
+               }
+
+               return waiting == pid &&
+                      !WIFSIGNALED(status) &&
+                      WIFEXITED(status) &&
+                      !WEXITSTATUS(status);
+       }
+
        return TRUE;
 }
 
 static bool
 start_io(struct io *io)
 {
-       char buf[SIZEOF_STR * 2];
-       size_t bufpos = 0;
+       int pipefds[2] = { -1, -1 };
 
        if (io->type == IO_FD)
                return TRUE;
 
-       if (io->dir && *io->dir &&
-           !string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, "cd %s;", io->dir))
+       if ((io->type == IO_RD || io->type == IO_WR) &&
+           pipe(pipefds) < 0)
                return FALSE;
+       else if (io->type == IO_AP)
+               pipefds[1] = io->pipe;
+
+       if ((io->pid = fork())) {
+               if (pipefds[!(io->type == IO_WR)] != -1)
+                       close(pipefds[!(io->type == IO_WR)]);
+               if (io->pid != -1) {
+                       io->pipe = pipefds[!!(io->type == IO_WR)];
+                       return TRUE;
+               }
 
-       if (!string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, "%s", io->sh))
-               return FALSE;
+       } else {
+               if (io->type != IO_FG) {
+                       int devnull = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
+                       int readfd  = io->type == IO_WR ? pipefds[0] : devnull;
+                       int writefd = (io->type == IO_RD || io->type == IO_AP)
+                                                       ? pipefds[1] : devnull;
+
+                       dup2(readfd,  STDIN_FILENO);
+                       dup2(writefd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+                       dup2(devnull, STDERR_FILENO);
+
+                       close(devnull);
+                       if (pipefds[0] != -1)
+                               close(pipefds[0]);
+                       if (pipefds[1] != -1)
+                               close(pipefds[1]);
+               }
+
+               if (io->dir && *io->dir && chdir(io->dir) == -1)
+                       die("Failed to change directory: %s", strerror(errno));
 
-       if (io->type == IO_FG || io->type == IO_BG)
-               return system(buf) == 0;
+               execvp(io->argv[0], (char *const*) io->argv);
+               die("Failed to execute program: %s", strerror(errno));
+       }
 
-       io->pipe = popen(io->sh, io->type == IO_RD ? "r" : "w");
-       return io->pipe != NULL;
+       if (pipefds[!!(io->type == IO_WR)] != -1)
+               close(pipefds[!!(io->type == IO_WR)]);
+       return FALSE;
 }
 
 static bool
 run_io(struct io *io, const char **argv, const char *dir, enum io_type type)
 {
        init_io(io, dir, type);
-       if (!format_command(io->sh, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
+       if (!format_argv(io->argv, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
                return FALSE;
        return start_io(io);
 }
@@ -455,7 +484,7 @@ run_io_bg(const char **argv)
        struct io io = {};
 
        init_io(&io, NULL, IO_BG);
-       if (!format_command(io.sh, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
+       if (!format_argv(io.argv, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
                return FALSE;
        return run_io_do(&io);
 }
@@ -466,11 +495,24 @@ run_io_fg(const char **argv, const char *dir)
        struct io io = {};
 
        init_io(&io, dir, IO_FG);
-       if (!format_command(io.sh, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
+       if (!format_argv(io.argv, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
                return FALSE;
        return run_io_do(&io);
 }
 
+static bool
+run_io_append(const char **argv, enum format_flags flags, int fd)
+{
+       struct io io = {};
+
+       init_io(&io, NULL, IO_AP);
+       io.pipe = fd;
+       if (format_argv(io.argv, argv, flags))
+               return run_io_do(&io);
+       close(fd);
+       return FALSE;
+}
+
 static bool
 run_io_rd(struct io *io, const char **argv, enum format_flags flags)
 {
@@ -480,7 +522,7 @@ run_io_rd(struct io *io, const char **argv, enum format_flags flags)
 static bool
 io_eof(struct io *io)
 {
-       return feof(io->pipe);
+       return io->eof;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -495,34 +537,82 @@ io_strerror(struct io *io)
        return strerror(io->error);
 }
 
-static size_t
-io_read(struct io *io, void *buf, size_t bufsize)
+static bool
+io_can_read(struct io *io)
 {
-       size_t readsize = fread(buf, 1, bufsize, io->pipe);
+       struct timeval tv = { 0, 500 };
+       fd_set fds;
 
-       if (ferror(io->pipe))
-               io->error = errno;
+       FD_ZERO(&fds);
+       FD_SET(io->pipe, &fds);
+
+       return select(io->pipe + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv) > 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+io_read(struct io *io, void *buf, size_t bufsize)
+{
+       do {
+               ssize_t readsize = read(io->pipe, buf, bufsize);
 
-       return readsize;
+               if (readsize < 0 && (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR))
+                       continue;
+               else if (readsize == -1)
+                       io->error = errno;
+               else if (readsize == 0)
+                       io->eof = 1;
+               return readsize;
+       } while (1);
 }
 
 static char *
-io_gets(struct io *io)
+io_get(struct io *io, int c, bool can_read)
 {
+       char *eol;
+       ssize_t readsize;
+
        if (!io->buf) {
-               io->buf = malloc(BUFSIZ);
+               io->buf = io->bufpos = malloc(BUFSIZ);
                if (!io->buf)
                        return NULL;
                io->bufalloc = BUFSIZ;
+               io->bufsize = 0;
        }
 
-       if (!fgets(io->buf, io->bufalloc, io->pipe)) {
-               if (ferror(io->pipe))
-                       io->error = errno;
-               return NULL;
-       }
+       while (TRUE) {
+               if (io->bufsize > 0) {
+                       eol = memchr(io->bufpos, c, io->bufsize);
+                       if (eol) {
+                               char *line = io->bufpos;
 
-       return io->buf;
+                               *eol = 0;
+                               io->bufpos = eol + 1;
+                               io->bufsize -= io->bufpos - line;
+                               return line;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (io_eof(io)) {
+                       if (io->bufsize) {
+                               io->bufpos[io->bufsize] = 0;
+                               io->bufsize = 0;
+                               return io->bufpos;
+                       }
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+
+               if (!can_read)
+                       return NULL;
+
+               if (io->bufsize > 0 && io->bufpos > io->buf)
+                       memmove(io->buf, io->bufpos, io->bufsize);
+
+               io->bufpos = io->buf;
+               readsize = io_read(io, io->buf + io->bufsize, io->bufalloc - io->bufsize);
+               if (io_error(io))
+                       return NULL;
+               io->bufsize += readsize;
+       }
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -531,9 +621,15 @@ io_write(struct io *io, const void *buf, size_t bufsize)
        size_t written = 0;
 
        while (!io_error(io) && written < bufsize) {
-               written += fwrite(buf + written, 1, bufsize - written, io->pipe);
-               if (ferror(io->pipe))
+               ssize_t size;
+
+               size = write(io->pipe, buf + written, bufsize - written);
+               if (size < 0 && (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR))
+                       continue;
+               else if (size == -1)
                        io->error = errno;
+               else
+                       written += size;
        }
 
        return written == bufsize;
@@ -548,9 +644,9 @@ run_io_buf(const char **argv, char buf[], size_t bufsize)
        if (!run_io_rd(&io, argv, FORMAT_NONE))
                return FALSE;
 
-       io.buf = buf;
+       io.buf = io.bufpos = buf;
        io.bufalloc = bufsize;
-       error = !io_gets(&io) && io_error(&io);
+       error = !io_get(&io, '\n', TRUE) && io_error(&io);
        io.buf = NULL;
 
        return done_io(&io) || error;
@@ -580,6 +676,7 @@ static int read_properties(struct io *io, const char *separators, int (*read)(ch
        REQ_(ENTER,             "Enter current line and scroll"), \
        REQ_(NEXT,              "Move to next"), \
        REQ_(PREVIOUS,          "Move to previous"), \
+       REQ_(PARENT,            "Move to parent"), \
        REQ_(VIEW_NEXT,         "Move focus to next view"), \
        REQ_(REFRESH,           "Reload and refresh"), \
        REQ_(MAXIMIZE,          "Maximize the current view"), \
@@ -591,7 +688,6 @@ static int read_properties(struct io *io, const char *separators, int (*read)(ch
        REQ_(STATUS_REVERT,     "Revert file changes"), \
        REQ_(STATUS_MERGE,      "Merge file using external tool"), \
        REQ_(STAGE_NEXT,        "Find next chunk to stage"), \
-       REQ_(TREE_PARENT,       "Switch to parent directory in tree view"), \
        \
        REQ_GROUP("Cursor navigation") \
        REQ_(MOVE_UP,           "Move cursor one line up"), \
@@ -623,7 +719,6 @@ static int read_properties(struct io *io, const char *separators, int (*read)(ch
        REQ_GROUP("Misc") \
        REQ_(PROMPT,            "Bring up the prompt"), \
        REQ_(SCREEN_REDRAW,     "Redraw the screen"), \
-       REQ_(SCREEN_RESIZE,     "Resize the screen"), \
        REQ_(SHOW_VERSION,      "Show version information"), \
        REQ_(STOP_LOADING,      "Stop all loading views"), \
        REQ_(EDIT,              "Open in editor"), \
@@ -712,6 +807,7 @@ static char opt_codeset[20]         = "UTF-8";
 static iconv_t opt_iconv               = ICONV_NONE;
 static char opt_search[SIZEOF_STR]     = "";
 static char opt_cdup[SIZEOF_STR]       = "";
+static char opt_prefix[SIZEOF_STR]     = "";
 static char opt_git_dir[SIZEOF_STR]    = "";
 static signed char opt_is_inside_work_tree     = -1; /* set to TRUE or FALSE */
 static char opt_editor[SIZEOF_STR]     = "";
@@ -728,7 +824,7 @@ parse_options(int argc, const char *argv[], const char ***run_argv)
        bool seen_dashdash = FALSE;
        /* XXX: This is vulnerable to the user overriding options
         * required for the main view parser. */
-       const char *custom_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
+       static const char *custom_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
                "git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw", "--parents",
                        "--topo-order", NULL
        };
@@ -854,7 +950,9 @@ LINE(MAIN_TRACKED, "",                      COLOR_YELLOW,   COLOR_DEFAULT,  A_BOLD), \
 LINE(MAIN_REF,     "",                 COLOR_CYAN,     COLOR_DEFAULT,  0), \
 LINE(MAIN_HEAD,    "",                 COLOR_CYAN,     COLOR_DEFAULT,  A_BOLD), \
 LINE(MAIN_REVGRAPH,"",                 COLOR_MAGENTA,  COLOR_DEFAULT,  0), \
-LINE(TREE_DIR,     "",                 COLOR_DEFAULT,  COLOR_DEFAULT,  A_NORMAL), \
+LINE(TREE_PARENT,  "",                 COLOR_DEFAULT,  COLOR_DEFAULT,  A_BOLD), \
+LINE(TREE_MODE,    "",                 COLOR_CYAN,     COLOR_DEFAULT,  0), \
+LINE(TREE_DIR,     "",                 COLOR_YELLOW,   COLOR_DEFAULT,  A_NORMAL), \
 LINE(TREE_FILE,    "",                 COLOR_DEFAULT,  COLOR_DEFAULT,  A_NORMAL), \
 LINE(STAT_HEAD,    "",                 COLOR_YELLOW,   COLOR_DEFAULT,  0), \
 LINE(STAT_SECTION, "",                 COLOR_CYAN,     COLOR_DEFAULT,  0), \
@@ -952,6 +1050,7 @@ struct line {
        /* State flags */
        unsigned int selected:1;
        unsigned int dirty:1;
+       unsigned int cleareol:1;
 
        void *data;             /* User data */
 };
@@ -1027,11 +1126,8 @@ static struct keybinding default_keybindings[] = {
        { '!',          REQ_STATUS_REVERT },
        { 'M',          REQ_STATUS_MERGE },
        { '@',          REQ_STAGE_NEXT },
-       { ',',          REQ_TREE_PARENT },
+       { ',',          REQ_PARENT },
        { 'e',          REQ_EDIT },
-
-       /* Using the ncurses SIGWINCH handler. */
-       { KEY_RESIZE,   REQ_SCREEN_RESIZE },
 };
 
 #define KEYMAP_INFO \
@@ -1465,16 +1561,25 @@ option_bind_command(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
        request = get_request(argv[2]);
        if (request == REQ_NONE) {
-               const char *obsolete[] = { "cherry-pick" };
+               struct {
+                       const char *name;
+                       enum request request;
+               } obsolete[] = {
+                       { "cherry-pick",        REQ_NONE },
+                       { "screen-resize",      REQ_NONE },
+                       { "tree-parent",        REQ_PARENT },
+               };
                size_t namelen = strlen(argv[2]);
                int i;
 
                for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(obsolete); i++) {
-                       if (namelen == strlen(obsolete[i]) &&
-                           !string_enum_compare(obsolete[i], argv[2], namelen)) {
-                               config_msg = "Obsolete request name";
-                               return ERR;
-                       }
+                       if (namelen != strlen(obsolete[i].name) ||
+                           string_enum_compare(obsolete[i].name, argv[2], namelen))
+                               continue;
+                       if (obsolete[i].request != REQ_NONE)
+                               add_keybinding(keymap, obsolete[i].request, key);
+                       config_msg = "Obsolete request name";
+                       return ERR;
                }
        }
        if (request == REQ_NONE && *argv[2]++ == '!')
@@ -1609,9 +1714,6 @@ struct view_ops;
 static struct view *display[2];
 static unsigned int current_view;
 
-/* Reading from the prompt? */
-static bool input_mode = FALSE;
-
 #define foreach_displayed_view(view, i) \
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(display) && (view = display[i]); i++)
 
@@ -1642,6 +1744,9 @@ struct view {
        /* Navigation */
        unsigned long offset;   /* Offset of the window top */
        unsigned long lineno;   /* Current line number */
+       unsigned long p_offset; /* Previous offset of the window top */
+       unsigned long p_lineno; /* Previous current line number */
+       bool p_restore;         /* Should the previous position be restored. */
 
        /* Searching */
        char grep[SIZEOF_STR];  /* Search string */
@@ -1655,7 +1760,6 @@ struct view {
        size_t lines;           /* Total number of lines */
        struct line *line;      /* Line index */
        size_t line_alloc;      /* Total number of allocated lines */
-       size_t line_size;       /* Total number of used lines */
        unsigned int digits;    /* Number of digits in the lines member. */
 
        /* Drawing */
@@ -1667,6 +1771,7 @@ struct view {
        struct io io;
        struct io *pipe;
        time_t start_time;
+       time_t update_secs;
 };
 
 struct view_ops {
@@ -1899,12 +2004,37 @@ draw_date(struct view *view, struct tm *time)
        return draw_field(view, LINE_DATE, date, DATE_COLS, FALSE);
 }
 
+static bool
+draw_author(struct view *view, const char *author)
+{
+       bool trim = opt_author_cols == 0 || opt_author_cols > 5 || !author;
+
+       if (!trim) {
+               static char initials[10];
+               size_t pos;
+
+#define is_initial_sep(c) (isspace(c) || ispunct(c) || (c) == '@')
+
+               memset(initials, 0, sizeof(initials));
+               for (pos = 0; *author && pos < opt_author_cols - 1; author++, pos++) {
+                       while (is_initial_sep(*author))
+                               author++;
+                       strncpy(&initials[pos], author, sizeof(initials) - 1 - pos);
+                       while (*author && !is_initial_sep(author[1]))
+                               author++;
+               }
+
+               author = initials;
+       }
+
+       return draw_field(view, LINE_MAIN_AUTHOR, author, opt_author_cols, trim);
+}
+
 static bool
 draw_view_line(struct view *view, unsigned int lineno)
 {
        struct line *line;
        bool selected = (view->offset + lineno == view->lineno);
-       bool draw_ok;
 
        assert(view_is_displayed(view));
 
@@ -1914,24 +2044,21 @@ draw_view_line(struct view *view, unsigned int lineno)
        line = &view->line[view->offset + lineno];
 
        wmove(view->win, lineno, 0);
+       if (line->cleareol)
+               wclrtoeol(view->win);
        view->col = 0;
        view->curline = line;
        view->curtype = LINE_NONE;
        line->selected = FALSE;
+       line->dirty = line->cleareol = 0;
 
        if (selected) {
                set_view_attr(view, LINE_CURSOR);
                line->selected = TRUE;
                view->ops->select(view, line);
-       } else if (line->selected) {
-               wclrtoeol(view->win);
        }
 
-       scrollok(view->win, FALSE);
-       draw_ok = view->ops->draw(view, line, lineno);
-       scrollok(view->win, TRUE);
-
-       return draw_ok;
+       return view->ops->draw(view, line, lineno);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1941,11 +2068,10 @@ redraw_view_dirty(struct view *view)
        int lineno;
 
        for (lineno = 0; lineno < view->height; lineno++) {
-               struct line *line = &view->line[view->offset + lineno];
-
-               if (!line->dirty)
+               if (view->offset + lineno >= view->lines)
+                       break;
+               if (!view->line[view->offset + lineno].dirty)
                        continue;
-               line->dirty = 0;
                dirty = TRUE;
                if (!draw_view_line(view, lineno))
                        break;
@@ -1953,11 +2079,7 @@ redraw_view_dirty(struct view *view)
 
        if (!dirty)
                return;
-       redrawwin(view->win);
-       if (input_mode)
-               wnoutrefresh(view->win);
-       else
-               wrefresh(view->win);
+       wnoutrefresh(view->win);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1970,17 +2092,13 @@ redraw_view_from(struct view *view, int lineno)
                        break;
        }
 
-       redrawwin(view->win);
-       if (input_mode)
-               wnoutrefresh(view->win);
-       else
-               wrefresh(view->win);
+       wnoutrefresh(view->win);
 }
 
 static void
 redraw_view(struct view *view)
 {
-       wclear(view->win);
+       werase(view->win);
        redraw_view_from(view, 0);
 }
 
@@ -1994,25 +2112,26 @@ update_view_title(struct view *view)
 
        assert(view_is_displayed(view));
 
-       if (view != VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STATUS) && (view->lines || view->pipe)) {
+       if (view != VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STATUS) && view->lines) {
                unsigned int view_lines = view->offset + view->height;
                unsigned int lines = view->lines
                                   ? MIN(view_lines, view->lines) * 100 / view->lines
                                   : 0;
 
-               string_format_from(state, &statelen, "- %s %d of %d (%d%%)",
+               string_format_from(state, &statelen, " - %s %d of %d (%d%%)",
                                   view->ops->type,
                                   view->lineno + 1,
                                   view->lines,
                                   lines);
 
-               if (view->pipe) {
-                       time_t secs = time(NULL) - view->start_time;
+       }
 
-                       /* Three git seconds are a long time ... */
-                       if (secs > 2)
-                               string_format_from(state, &statelen, " %lds", secs);
-               }
+       if (view->pipe) {
+               time_t secs = time(NULL) - view->start_time;
+
+               /* Three git seconds are a long time ... */
+               if (secs > 2)
+                       string_format_from(state, &statelen, " loading %lds", secs);
        }
 
        string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, "[%s]", view->name);
@@ -2026,7 +2145,7 @@ update_view_title(struct view *view)
        }
 
        if (statelen && bufpos < view->width) {
-               string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, " %s", state);
+               string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, "%s", state);
        }
 
        if (view == display[current_view])
@@ -2036,12 +2155,7 @@ update_view_title(struct view *view)
 
        mvwaddnstr(view->title, 0, 0, buf, bufpos);
        wclrtoeol(view->title);
-       wmove(view->title, 0, view->width - 1);
-
-       if (input_mode)
-               wnoutrefresh(view->title);
-       else
-               wrefresh(view->title);
+       wnoutrefresh(view->title);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2079,7 +2193,7 @@ resize_display(void)
                        if (!view->win)
                                die("Failed to create %s view", view->name);
 
-                       scrollok(view->win, TRUE);
+                       scrollok(view->win, FALSE);
 
                        view->title = newwin(1, 0, offset + view->height, 0);
                        if (!view->title)
@@ -2096,28 +2210,25 @@ resize_display(void)
 }
 
 static void
-redraw_display(void)
+redraw_display(bool clear)
 {
        struct view *view;
        int i;
 
        foreach_displayed_view (view, i) {
+               if (clear)
+                       wclear(view->win);
                redraw_view(view);
                update_view_title(view);
        }
 }
 
 static void
-update_display_cursor(struct view *view)
+toggle_view_option(bool *option, const char *help)
 {
-       /* Move the cursor to the right-most column of the cursor line.
-        *
-        * XXX: This could turn out to be a bit expensive, but it ensures that
-        * the cursor does not jump around. */
-       if (view->lines) {
-               wmove(view->win, view->lineno - view->offset, view->width - 1);
-               wrefresh(view->win);
-       }
+       *option = !*option;
+       redraw_display(FALSE);
+       report("%sabling %s", *option ? "En" : "Dis", help);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2155,19 +2266,18 @@ do_scroll_view(struct view *view, int lines)
                int line = lines > 0 ? view->height - lines : 0;
                int end = line + ABS(lines);
 
+               scrollok(view->win, TRUE);
                wscrl(view->win, lines);
+               scrollok(view->win, FALSE);
 
-               for (; line < end; line++) {
-                       if (!draw_view_line(view, line))
-                               break;
-               }
+               while (line < end && draw_view_line(view, line))
+                       line++;
 
                if (redraw_current_line)
                        draw_view_line(view, view->lineno - view->offset);
+               wnoutrefresh(view->win);
        }
 
-       redrawwin(view->win);
-       wrefresh(view->win);
        report("");
 }
 
@@ -2300,8 +2410,7 @@ move_view(struct view *view, enum request request)
        /* Draw the current line */
        draw_view_line(view, view->lineno - view->offset);
 
-       redrawwin(view->win);
-       wrefresh(view->win);
+       wnoutrefresh(view->win);
        report("");
 }
 
@@ -2312,32 +2421,27 @@ move_view(struct view *view, enum request request)
 
 static void search_view(struct view *view, enum request request);
 
-static bool
-find_next_line(struct view *view, unsigned long lineno, struct line *line)
+static void
+select_view_line(struct view *view, unsigned long lineno)
 {
-       assert(view_is_displayed(view));
-
-       if (!view->ops->grep(view, line))
-               return FALSE;
-
        if (lineno - view->offset >= view->height) {
                view->offset = lineno;
                view->lineno = lineno;
-               redraw_view(view);
+               if (view_is_displayed(view))
+                       redraw_view(view);
 
        } else {
                unsigned long old_lineno = view->lineno - view->offset;
 
                view->lineno = lineno;
-               draw_view_line(view, old_lineno);
-
-               draw_view_line(view, view->lineno - view->offset);
-               redrawwin(view->win);
-               wrefresh(view->win);
+               if (view_is_displayed(view)) {
+                       draw_view_line(view, old_lineno);
+                       draw_view_line(view, view->lineno - view->offset);
+                       wnoutrefresh(view->win);
+               } else {
+                       view->ops->select(view, &view->line[view->lineno]);
+               }
        }
-
-       report("Line %ld matches '%s'", lineno + 1, view->grep);
-       return TRUE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2375,10 +2479,11 @@ find_next(struct view *view, enum request request)
        /* Note, lineno is unsigned long so will wrap around in which case it
         * will become bigger than view->lines. */
        for (; lineno < view->lines; lineno += direction) {
-               struct line *line = &view->line[lineno];
-
-               if (find_next_line(view, lineno, line))
+               if (view->ops->grep(view, &view->line[lineno])) {
+                       select_view_line(view, lineno);
+                       report("Line %ld matches '%s'", lineno + 1, view->grep);
                        return;
+               }
        }
 
        report("No match found for '%s'", view->grep);
@@ -2425,13 +2530,16 @@ reset_view(struct view *view)
                free(view->line[i].data);
        free(view->line);
 
+       view->p_offset = view->offset;
+       view->p_lineno = view->lineno;
+
        view->line = NULL;
        view->offset = 0;
        view->lines  = 0;
        view->lineno = 0;
-       view->line_size = 0;
        view->line_alloc = 0;
        view->vid[0] = 0;
+       view->update_secs = 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2507,28 +2615,40 @@ format_argv(const char *dst_argv[], const char *src_argv[], enum format_flags fl
 }
 
 static bool
-format_command(char dst[], const char *src_argv[], enum format_flags flags)
+restore_view_position(struct view *view)
 {
-       const char *dst_argv[SIZEOF_ARG * 2] = { NULL };
-       int bufsize = 0;
-       int argc;
+       if (!view->p_restore || (view->pipe && view->lines <= view->p_lineno))
+               return FALSE;
 
-       if (!format_argv(dst_argv, src_argv, flags)) {
-               free_argv(dst_argv);
+       /* Changing the view position cancels the restoring. */
+       /* FIXME: Changing back to the first line is not detected. */
+       if (view->offset != 0 || view->lineno != 0) {
+               view->p_restore = FALSE;
                return FALSE;
        }
 
-       for (argc = 0; dst_argv[argc] && bufsize < SIZEOF_STR; argc++) {
-               if (bufsize > 0)
-                       dst[bufsize++] = ' ';
-               bufsize = sq_quote(dst, bufsize, dst_argv[argc]);
+       if (view->p_lineno >= view->lines) {
+               view->p_lineno = view->lines > 0 ? view->lines - 1 : 0;
+               if (view->p_offset >= view->p_lineno) {
+                       unsigned long half = view->height / 2;
+
+                       if (view->p_lineno > half)
+                               view->p_offset = view->p_lineno - half;
+                       else
+                               view->p_offset = 0;
+               }
        }
 
-       if (bufsize < SIZEOF_STR)
-               dst[bufsize] = 0;
-       free_argv(dst_argv);
+       if (view_is_displayed(view) &&
+           view->offset != view->p_offset &&
+           view->lineno != view->p_lineno)
+               werase(view->win);
 
-       return src_argv[argc] == NULL && bufsize < SIZEOF_STR;
+       view->offset = view->p_offset;
+       view->lineno = view->p_lineno;
+       view->p_restore = FALSE;
+
+       return TRUE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2540,6 +2660,8 @@ end_update(struct view *view, bool force)
                if (!force)
                        return;
        set_nonblocking_input(FALSE);
+       if (force)
+               kill_io(view->pipe);
        done_io(view->pipe);
        view->pipe = NULL;
 }
@@ -2574,6 +2696,9 @@ prepare_update_file(struct view *view, const char *name)
 static bool
 begin_update(struct view *view, bool refresh)
 {
+       if (view->pipe)
+               end_update(view, TRUE);
+
        if (refresh) {
                if (!start_io(&view->io))
                        return FALSE;
@@ -2624,7 +2749,6 @@ realloc_lines(struct view *view, size_t line_size)
 
        view->line = tmp;
        view->line_alloc = alloc;
-       view->line_size = line_size;
        return view->line;
 }
 
@@ -2633,32 +2757,32 @@ update_view(struct view *view)
 {
        char out_buffer[BUFSIZ * 2];
        char *line;
-       /* The number of lines to read. If too low it will cause too much
-        * redrawing (and possible flickering), if too high responsiveness
-        * will suffer. */
-       unsigned long lines = view->height;
-       int redraw_from = -1;
+       /* Clear the view and redraw everything since the tree sorting
+        * might have rearranged things. */
+       bool redraw = view->lines == 0;
+       bool can_read = TRUE;
 
        if (!view->pipe)
                return TRUE;
 
-       /* Only redraw if lines are visible. */
-       if (view->offset + view->height >= view->lines)
-               redraw_from = view->lines - view->offset;
-
-       /* FIXME: This is probably not perfect for backgrounded views. */
-       if (!realloc_lines(view, view->lines + lines))
-               goto alloc_error;
-
-       while ((line = io_gets(view->pipe))) {
-               size_t linelen = strlen(line);
+       if (!io_can_read(view->pipe)) {
+               if (view->lines == 0) {
+                       time_t secs = time(NULL) - view->start_time;
 
-               if (linelen)
-                       line[linelen - 1] = 0;
+                       if (secs > 1 && secs > view->update_secs) {
+                               if (view->update_secs == 0)
+                                       redraw_view(view);
+                               update_view_title(view);
+                               view->update_secs = secs;
+                       }
+               }
+               return TRUE;
+       }
 
+       for (; (line = io_get(view->pipe, '\n', can_read)); can_read = FALSE) {
                if (opt_iconv != ICONV_NONE) {
                        ICONV_CONST char *inbuf = line;
-                       size_t inlen = linelen;
+                       size_t inlen = strlen(line) + 1;
 
                        char *outbuf = out_buffer;
                        size_t outlen = sizeof(out_buffer);
@@ -2666,30 +2790,29 @@ update_view(struct view *view)
                        size_t ret;
 
                        ret = iconv(opt_iconv, &inbuf, &inlen, &outbuf, &outlen);
-                       if (ret != (size_t) -1) {
+                       if (ret != (size_t) -1)
                                line = out_buffer;
-                               linelen = strlen(out_buffer);
-                       }
                }
 
-               if (!view->ops->read(view, line))
-                       goto alloc_error;
-
-               if (lines-- == 1)
-                       break;
+               if (!view->ops->read(view, line)) {
+                       report("Allocation failure");
+                       end_update(view, TRUE);
+                       return FALSE;
+               }
        }
 
        {
+               unsigned long lines = view->lines;
                int digits;
 
-               lines = view->lines;
                for (digits = 0; lines; digits++)
                        lines /= 10;
 
                /* Keep the displayed view in sync with line number scaling. */
                if (digits != view->digits) {
                        view->digits = digits;
-                       redraw_from = 0;
+                       if (opt_line_number || view == VIEW(REQ_VIEW_BLAME))
+                               redraw = TRUE;
                }
        }
 
@@ -2702,53 +2825,36 @@ update_view(struct view *view)
                end_update(view, FALSE);
        }
 
+       if (restore_view_position(view))
+               redraw = TRUE;
+
        if (!view_is_displayed(view))
                return TRUE;
 
-       if (view == VIEW(REQ_VIEW_TREE)) {
-               /* Clear the view and redraw everything since the tree sorting
-                * might have rearranged things. */
-               redraw_view(view);
-
-       } else if (redraw_from >= 0) {
-               /* If this is an incremental update, redraw the previous line
-                * since for commits some members could have changed when
-                * loading the main view. */
-               if (redraw_from > 0)
-                       redraw_from--;
-
-               /* Since revision graph visualization requires knowledge
-                * about the parent commit, it causes a further one-off
-                * needed to be redrawn for incremental updates. */
-               if (redraw_from > 0 && opt_rev_graph)
-                       redraw_from--;
-
-               /* Incrementally draw avoids flickering. */
-               redraw_view_from(view, redraw_from);
-       }
-
-       if (view == VIEW(REQ_VIEW_BLAME))
+       if (redraw)
+               redraw_view_from(view, 0);
+       else
                redraw_view_dirty(view);
 
        /* Update the title _after_ the redraw so that if the redraw picks up a
         * commit reference in view->ref it'll be available here. */
        update_view_title(view);
        return TRUE;
-
-alloc_error:
-       report("Allocation failure");
-       end_update(view, TRUE);
-       return FALSE;
 }
 
 static struct line *
 add_line_data(struct view *view, void *data, enum line_type type)
 {
-       struct line *line = &view->line[view->lines++];
+       struct line *line;
+
+       if (!realloc_lines(view, view->lines + 1))
+               return NULL;
 
+       line = &view->line[view->lines++];
        memset(line, 0, sizeof(*line));
        line->type = type;
        line->data = data;
+       line->dirty = 1;
 
        return line;
 }
@@ -2761,6 +2867,19 @@ add_line_text(struct view *view, const char *text, enum line_type type)
        return data ? add_line_data(view, data, type) : NULL;
 }
 
+static struct line *
+add_line_format(struct view *view, enum line_type type, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+       char buf[SIZEOF_STR];
+       va_list args;
+
+       va_start(args, fmt);
+       if (vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, args) >= sizeof(buf))
+               buf[0] = 0;
+       va_end(args);
+
+       return buf[0] ? add_line_text(view, buf, type) : NULL;
+}
 
 /*
  * View opening
@@ -2814,14 +2933,14 @@ open_view(struct view *prev, enum request request, enum open_flags flags)
            (nviews == 1 && base_view != display[0]))
                resize_display();
 
-       if (view->pipe)
-               end_update(view, TRUE);
-
        if (view->ops->open) {
+               if (view->pipe)
+                       end_update(view, TRUE);
                if (!view->ops->open(view)) {
                        report("Failed to load %s view", view->name);
                        return;
                }
+               restore_view_position(view);
 
        } else if ((reload || strcmp(view->vid, view->id)) &&
                   !begin_update(view, flags & (OPEN_REFRESH | OPEN_PREPARED))) {
@@ -2851,6 +2970,7 @@ open_view(struct view *prev, enum request request, enum open_flags flags)
                /* Clear the old view and let the incremental updating refill
                 * the screen. */
                werase(view->win);
+               view->p_restore = flags & (OPEN_RELOAD | OPEN_REFRESH);
                report("");
        } else if (view_is_displayed(view)) {
                redraw_view(view);
@@ -2872,7 +2992,7 @@ open_external_viewer(const char *argv[], const char *dir)
        fprintf(stderr, "Press Enter to continue");
        getc(opt_tty);
        reset_prog_mode();
-       redraw_display();
+       redraw_display(TRUE);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2880,7 +3000,7 @@ open_mergetool(const char *file)
 {
        const char *mergetool_argv[] = { "git", "mergetool", file, NULL };
 
-       open_external_viewer(mergetool_argv, NULL);
+       open_external_viewer(mergetool_argv, opt_cdup);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3074,28 +3194,23 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
                break;
 
        case REQ_TOGGLE_LINENO:
-               opt_line_number = !opt_line_number;
-               redraw_display();
+               toggle_view_option(&opt_line_number, "line numbers");
                break;
 
        case REQ_TOGGLE_DATE:
-               opt_date = !opt_date;
-               redraw_display();
+               toggle_view_option(&opt_date, "date display");
                break;
 
        case REQ_TOGGLE_AUTHOR:
-               opt_author = !opt_author;
-               redraw_display();
+               toggle_view_option(&opt_author, "author display");
                break;
 
        case REQ_TOGGLE_REV_GRAPH:
-               opt_rev_graph = !opt_rev_graph;
-               redraw_display();
+               toggle_view_option(&opt_rev_graph, "revision graph display");
                break;
 
        case REQ_TOGGLE_REFS:
-               opt_show_refs = !opt_show_refs;
-               redraw_display();
+               toggle_view_option(&opt_show_refs, "reference display");
                break;
 
        case REQ_SEARCH:
@@ -3121,11 +3236,8 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
                report("tig-%s (built %s)", TIG_VERSION, __DATE__);
                return TRUE;
 
-       case REQ_SCREEN_RESIZE:
-               resize_display();
-               /* Fall-through */
        case REQ_SCREEN_REDRAW:
-               redraw_display();
+               redraw_display(TRUE);
                break;
 
        case REQ_EDIT:
@@ -3147,7 +3259,7 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
                        display[current_view] = view->parent;
                        view->parent = view;
                        resize_display();
-                       redraw_display();
+                       redraw_display(FALSE);
                        report("");
                        break;
                }
@@ -3164,6 +3276,110 @@ view_driver(struct view *view, enum request request)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * View backend utilities
+ */
+
+/* Parse author lines where the name may be empty:
+ *     author  <email@address.tld> 1138474660 +0100
+ */
+static void
+parse_author_line(char *ident, char *author, size_t authorsize, struct tm *tm)
+{
+       char *nameend = strchr(ident, '<');
+       char *emailend = strchr(ident, '>');
+
+       if (nameend && emailend)
+               *nameend = *emailend = 0;
+       ident = chomp_string(ident);
+       if (!*ident) {
+               if (nameend)
+                       ident = chomp_string(nameend + 1);
+               if (!*ident)
+                       ident = "Unknown";
+       }
+
+       string_ncopy_do(author, authorsize, ident, strlen(ident));
+
+       /* Parse epoch and timezone */
+       if (emailend && emailend[1] == ' ') {
+               char *secs = emailend + 2;
+               char *zone = strchr(secs, ' ');
+               time_t time = (time_t) atol(secs);
+
+               if (zone && strlen(zone) == STRING_SIZE(" +0700")) {
+                       long tz;
+
+                       zone++;
+                       tz  = ('0' - zone[1]) * 60 * 60 * 10;
+                       tz += ('0' - zone[2]) * 60 * 60;
+                       tz += ('0' - zone[3]) * 60;
+                       tz += ('0' - zone[4]) * 60;
+
+                       if (zone[0] == '-')
+                               tz = -tz;
+
+                       time -= tz;
+               }
+
+               gmtime_r(&time, tm);
+       }
+}
+
+static enum input_status
+select_commit_parent_handler(void *data, char *buf, int c)
+{
+       size_t parents = *(size_t *) data;
+       int parent = 0;
+
+       if (!isdigit(c))
+               return INPUT_SKIP;
+
+       if (*buf)
+               parent = atoi(buf) * 10;
+       parent += c - '0';
+
+       if (parent > parents)
+               return INPUT_SKIP;
+       return INPUT_OK;
+}
+
+static bool
+select_commit_parent(const char *id, char rev[SIZEOF_REV])
+{
+       char buf[SIZEOF_STR * 4];
+       const char *revlist_argv[] = {
+               "git", "rev-list", "-1", "--parents", id, NULL
+       };
+       int parents;
+
+       if (!run_io_buf(revlist_argv, buf, sizeof(buf)) ||
+           !*chomp_string(buf) ||
+           (parents = (strlen(buf) / 40) - 1) < 0) {
+               report("Failed to get parent information");
+               return FALSE;
+
+       } else if (parents == 0) {
+               report("The selected commit has no parents");
+               return FALSE;
+       }
+
+       if (parents > 1) {
+               char prompt[SIZEOF_STR];
+               char *result;
+
+               if (!string_format(prompt, "Which parent? [1..%d] ", parents))
+                       return FALSE;
+               result = prompt_input(prompt, select_commit_parent_handler, &parents);
+               if (!result)
+                       return FALSE;
+               parents = atoi(result);
+       }
+
+       string_copy_rev(rev, &buf[41 * parents]);
+       return TRUE;
+}
+
 /*
  * Pager backend
  */
@@ -3241,9 +3457,6 @@ try_add_describe_ref:
        if (bufpos == 0)
                return;
 
-       if (!realloc_lines(view, view->line_size + 1))
-               return;
-
        add_line_text(view, buf, LINE_PP_REFS);
 }
 
@@ -3385,23 +3598,13 @@ static struct view_ops diff_ops = {
 static bool
 help_open(struct view *view)
 {
-       char buf[BUFSIZ];
-       int lines = ARRAY_SIZE(req_info) + 2;
+       char buf[SIZEOF_STR];
+       size_t bufpos;
        int i;
 
        if (view->lines > 0)
                return TRUE;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(req_info); i++)
-               if (!req_info[i].request)
-                       lines++;
-
-       lines += run_requests + 1;
-
-       view->line = calloc(lines, sizeof(*view->line));
-       if (!view->line)
-               return FALSE;
-
        add_line_text(view, "Quick reference for tig keybindings:", LINE_DEFAULT);
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(req_info); i++) {
@@ -3420,10 +3623,14 @@ help_open(struct view *view)
                if (!*key)
                        key = "(no key defined)";
 
-               if (!string_format(buf, "    %-25s %s", key, req_info[i].help))
-                       continue;
+               for (bufpos = 0; bufpos <= req_info[i].namelen; bufpos++) {
+                       buf[bufpos] = tolower(req_info[i].name[bufpos]);
+                       if (buf[bufpos] == '_')
+                               buf[bufpos] = '-';
+               }
 
-               add_line_text(view, buf, LINE_DEFAULT);
+               add_line_format(view, LINE_DEFAULT, "    %-25s %-20s %s",
+                               key, buf, req_info[i].help);
        }
 
        if (run_requests) {
@@ -3434,8 +3641,6 @@ help_open(struct view *view)
        for (i = 0; i < run_requests; i++) {
                struct run_request *req = get_run_request(REQ_NONE + i + 1);
                const char *key;
-               char cmd[SIZEOF_STR];
-               size_t bufpos;
                int argc;
 
                if (!req)
@@ -3446,15 +3651,12 @@ help_open(struct view *view)
                        key = "(no key defined)";
 
                for (bufpos = 0, argc = 0; req->argv[argc]; argc++)
-                       if (!string_format_from(cmd, &bufpos, "%s%s",
+                       if (!string_format_from(buf, &bufpos, "%s%s",
                                                argc ? " " : "", req->argv[argc]))
                                return REQ_NONE;
 
-               if (!string_format(buf, "    %-10s %-14s `%s`",
-                                  keymap_table[req->keymap].name, key, cmd))
-                       continue;
-
-               add_line_text(view, buf, LINE_DEFAULT);
+               add_line_format(view, LINE_DEFAULT, "    %-10s %-14s `%s`",
+                               keymap_table[req->keymap].name, key, buf);
        }
 
        return TRUE;
@@ -3531,101 +3733,180 @@ push_tree_stack_entry(const char *name, unsigned long lineno)
 #define SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR \
        STRING_SIZE("100644 blob ed09fe897f3c7c9af90bcf80cae92558ea88ae38\t")
 
-#define TREE_UP_FORMAT "040000 tree %s\t.."
+#define SIZEOF_TREE_MODE \
+       STRING_SIZE("100644 ")
 
-static int
-tree_compare_entry(enum line_type type1, const char *name1,
-                  enum line_type type2, const char *name2)
-{
-       if (type1 != type2) {
-               if (type1 == LINE_TREE_DIR)
-                       return -1;
-               return 1;
-       }
+#define TREE_ID_OFFSET \
+       STRING_SIZE("100644 blob ")
 
-       return strcmp(name1, name2);
-}
+struct tree_entry {
+       char id[SIZEOF_REV];
+       mode_t mode;
+       struct tm time;                 /* Date from the author ident. */
+       char author[75];                /* Author of the commit. */
+       char name[1];
+};
 
 static const char *
 tree_path(struct line *line)
 {
-       const char *path = line->data;
+       return ((struct tree_entry *) line->data)->name;
+}
+
+
+static int
+tree_compare_entry(struct line *line1, struct line *line2)
+{
+       if (line1->type != line2->type)
+               return line1->type == LINE_TREE_DIR ? -1 : 1;
+       return strcmp(tree_path(line1), tree_path(line2));
+}
 
-       return path + SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR;
+static struct line *
+tree_entry(struct view *view, enum line_type type, const char *path,
+          const char *mode, const char *id)
+{
+       struct tree_entry *entry = calloc(1, sizeof(*entry) + strlen(path));
+       struct line *line = entry ? add_line_data(view, entry, type) : NULL;
+
+       if (!entry || !line) {
+               free(entry);
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       strncpy(entry->name, path, strlen(path));
+       if (mode)
+               entry->mode = strtoul(mode, NULL, 8);
+       if (id)
+               string_copy_rev(entry->id, id);
+
+       return line;
 }
 
 static bool
-tree_read(struct view *view, char *text)
+tree_read_date(struct view *view, char *text, bool *read_date)
 {
-       size_t textlen = text ? strlen(text) : 0;
-       char buf[SIZEOF_STR];
-       unsigned long pos;
-       enum line_type type;
-       bool first_read = view->lines == 0;
+       static char author_name[SIZEOF_STR];
+       static struct tm author_time;
 
-       if (!text)
+       if (!text && *read_date) {
+               *read_date = FALSE;
                return TRUE;
-       if (textlen <= SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR)
+
+       } else if (!text) {
+               char *path = *opt_path ? opt_path : ".";
+               /* Find next entry to process */
+               const char *log_file[] = {
+                       "git", "log", "--no-color", "--pretty=raw",
+                               "--cc", "--raw", view->id, "--", path, NULL
+               };
+               struct io io = {};
+
+               if (!run_io_rd(&io, log_file, FORMAT_NONE)) {
+                       report("Failed to load tree data");
+                       return TRUE;
+               }
+
+               done_io(view->pipe);
+               view->io = io;
+               *read_date = TRUE;
                return FALSE;
 
-       type = text[STRING_SIZE("100644 ")] == 't'
-            ? LINE_TREE_DIR : LINE_TREE_FILE;
+       } else if (*text == 'a' && get_line_type(text) == LINE_AUTHOR) {
+               parse_author_line(text + STRING_SIZE("author "),
+                                 author_name, sizeof(author_name), &author_time);
 
-       if (first_read) {
-               /* Add path info line */
-               if (!string_format(buf, "Directory path /%s", opt_path) ||
-                   !realloc_lines(view, view->line_size + 1) ||
-                   !add_line_text(view, buf, LINE_DEFAULT))
-                       return FALSE;
+       } else if (*text == ':') {
+               char *pos;
+               size_t annotated = 1;
+               size_t i;
 
-               /* Insert "link" to parent directory. */
-               if (*opt_path) {
-                       if (!string_format(buf, TREE_UP_FORMAT, view->ref) ||
-                           !realloc_lines(view, view->line_size + 1) ||
-                           !add_line_text(view, buf, LINE_TREE_DIR))
-                               return FALSE;
+               pos = strchr(text, '\t');
+               if (!pos)
+                       return TRUE;
+               text = pos + 1;
+               if (*opt_prefix && !strncmp(text, opt_prefix, strlen(opt_prefix)))
+                       text += strlen(opt_prefix);
+               if (*opt_path && !strncmp(text, opt_path, strlen(opt_path)))
+                       text += strlen(opt_path);
+               pos = strchr(text, '/');
+               if (pos)
+                       *pos = 0;
+
+               for (i = 1; i < view->lines; i++) {
+                       struct line *line = &view->line[i];
+                       struct tree_entry *entry = line->data;
+
+                       annotated += !!*entry->author;
+                       if (*entry->author || strcmp(entry->name, text))
+                               continue;
+
+                       string_copy(entry->author, author_name);
+                       memcpy(&entry->time, &author_time, sizeof(entry->time));
+                       line->dirty = 1;
+                       break;
                }
+
+               if (annotated == view->lines)
+                       kill_io(view->pipe);
        }
+       return TRUE;
+}
+
+static bool
+tree_read(struct view *view, char *text)
+{
+       static bool read_date = FALSE;
+       struct tree_entry *data;
+       struct line *entry, *line;
+       enum line_type type;
+       size_t textlen = text ? strlen(text) : 0;
+       char *path = text + SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR;
+
+       if (read_date || !text)
+               return tree_read_date(view, text, &read_date);
+
+       if (textlen <= SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR)
+               return FALSE;
+       if (view->lines == 0 &&
+           !tree_entry(view, LINE_TREE_PARENT, opt_path, NULL, NULL))
+               return FALSE;
 
        /* Strip the path part ... */
        if (*opt_path) {
                size_t pathlen = textlen - SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR;
                size_t striplen = strlen(opt_path);
-               char *path = text + SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR;
 
                if (pathlen > striplen)
                        memmove(path, path + striplen,
                                pathlen - striplen + 1);
+
+               /* Insert "link" to parent directory. */
+               if (view->lines == 1 &&
+                   !tree_entry(view, LINE_TREE_DIR, "..", "040000", view->ref))
+                       return FALSE;
        }
 
-       /* Skip "Directory ..." and ".." line. */
-       for (pos = 1 + !!*opt_path; pos < view->lines; pos++) {
-               struct line *line = &view->line[pos];
-               const char *path1 = tree_path(line);
-               char *path2 = text + SIZEOF_TREE_ATTR;
-               int cmp = tree_compare_entry(line->type, path1, type, path2);
+       type = text[SIZEOF_TREE_MODE] == 't' ? LINE_TREE_DIR : LINE_TREE_FILE;
+       entry = tree_entry(view, type, path, text, text + TREE_ID_OFFSET);
+       if (!entry)
+               return FALSE;
+       data = entry->data;
 
-               if (cmp <= 0)
+       /* Skip "Directory ..." and ".." line. */
+       for (line = &view->line[1 + !!*opt_path]; line < entry; line++) {
+               if (tree_compare_entry(line, entry) <= 0)
                        continue;
 
-               text = strdup(text);
-               if (!text)
-                       return FALSE;
+               memmove(line + 1, line, (entry - line) * sizeof(*entry));
 
-               if (view->lines > pos)
-                       memmove(&view->line[pos + 1], &view->line[pos],
-                               (view->lines - pos) * sizeof(*line));
-
-               line = &view->line[pos];
-               line->data = text;
+               line->data = data;
                line->type = type;
-               view->lines++;
+               for (; line <= entry; line++)
+                       line->dirty = line->cleareol = 1;
                return TRUE;
        }
 
-       if (!add_line_text(view, text, type))
-               return FALSE;
-
        if (tree_lineno > view->lineno) {
                view->lineno = tree_lineno;
                tree_lineno = 0;
@@ -3634,6 +3915,61 @@ tree_read(struct view *view, char *text)
        return TRUE;
 }
 
+static bool
+tree_draw(struct view *view, struct line *line, unsigned int lineno)
+{
+       struct tree_entry *entry = line->data;
+
+       if (line->type == LINE_TREE_PARENT) {
+               if (draw_text(view, line->type, "Directory path /", TRUE))
+                       return TRUE;
+       } else {
+               char mode[11] = "-r--r--r--";
+
+               if (S_ISDIR(entry->mode)) {
+                       mode[3] = mode[6] = mode[9] = 'x';
+                       mode[0] = 'd';
+               }
+               if (S_ISLNK(entry->mode))
+                       mode[0] = 'l';
+               if (entry->mode & S_IWUSR)
+                       mode[2] = 'w';
+               if (entry->mode & S_IXUSR)
+                       mode[3] = 'x';
+               if (entry->mode & S_IXGRP)
+                       mode[6] = 'x';
+               if (entry->mode & S_IXOTH)
+                       mode[9] = 'x';
+               if (draw_field(view, LINE_TREE_MODE, mode, 11, TRUE))
+                       return TRUE;
+
+               if (opt_author && draw_author(view, entry->author))
+                       return TRUE;
+
+               if (opt_date && draw_date(view, *entry->author ? &entry->time : NULL))
+                       return TRUE;
+       }
+       if (draw_text(view, line->type, entry->name, TRUE))
+               return TRUE;
+       return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+open_blob_editor()
+{
+       char file[SIZEOF_STR] = "/tmp/tigblob.XXXXXX";
+       int fd = mkstemp(file);
+
+       if (fd == -1)
+               report("Failed to create temporary file");
+       else if (!run_io_append(blob_ops.argv, FORMAT_ALL, fd))
+               report("Failed to save blob data to file");
+       else
+               open_editor(FALSE, file);
+       if (fd != -1)
+               unlink(file);
+}
+
 static enum request
 tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 {
@@ -3653,13 +3989,13 @@ tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
                if (line->type != LINE_TREE_FILE) {
                        report("Edit only supported for files");
                } else if (!is_head_commit(view->vid)) {
-                       report("Edit only supported for files in the current work tree");
+                       open_blob_editor();
                } else {
                        open_editor(TRUE, opt_file);
                }
                return REQ_NONE;
 
-       case REQ_TREE_PARENT:
+       case REQ_PARENT:
                if (!*opt_path) {
                        /* quit view if at top of tree */
                        return REQ_VIEW_CLOSE;
@@ -3704,13 +4040,12 @@ tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
                break;
 
        default:
-               return TRUE;
+               return REQ_NONE;
        }
 
        open_view(view, request, flags);
-       if (request == REQ_VIEW_TREE) {
+       if (request == REQ_VIEW_TREE)
                view->lineno = tree_lineno;
-       }
 
        return REQ_NONE;
 }
@@ -3718,17 +4053,17 @@ tree_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 static void
 tree_select(struct view *view, struct line *line)
 {
-       char *text = (char *)line->data + STRING_SIZE("100644 blob ");
+       struct tree_entry *entry = line->data;
 
        if (line->type == LINE_TREE_FILE) {
-               string_copy_rev(ref_blob, text);
+               string_copy_rev(ref_blob, entry->id);
                string_format(opt_file, "%s%s", opt_path, tree_path(line));
 
        } else if (line->type != LINE_TREE_DIR) {
                return;
        }
 
-       string_copy_rev(view->ref, text);
+       string_copy_rev(view->ref, entry->id);
 }
 
 static const char *tree_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
@@ -3740,7 +4075,7 @@ static struct view_ops tree_ops = {
        tree_argv,
        NULL,
        tree_read,
-       pager_draw,
+       tree_draw,
        tree_request,
        pager_grep,
        tree_select,
@@ -3754,6 +4089,18 @@ blob_read(struct view *view, char *line)
        return add_line_text(view, line, LINE_DEFAULT) != NULL;
 }
 
+static enum request
+blob_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
+{
+       switch (request) {
+       case REQ_EDIT:
+               open_blob_editor();
+               return REQ_NONE;
+       default:
+               return pager_request(view, request, line);
+       }
+}
+
 static const char *blob_argv[SIZEOF_ARG] = {
        "git", "cat-file", "blob", "%(blob)", NULL
 };
@@ -3764,7 +4111,7 @@ static struct view_ops blob_ops = {
        NULL,
        blob_read,
        pager_draw,
-       pager_request,
+       blob_request,
        pager_grep,
        pager_select,
 };
@@ -3798,6 +4145,7 @@ struct blame_commit {
        char author[75];                /* Author of the commit. */
        struct tm time;                 /* Date from the author ident. */
        char filename[128];             /* Name of file. */
+       bool has_previous;              /* Was a "previous" line detected. */
 };
 
 struct blame {
@@ -3962,7 +4310,7 @@ blame_read(struct view *view, char *line)
        if (!commit) {
                commit = parse_blame_commit(view, line, &blamed);
                string_format(view->ref, "%s %2d%%", view->vid,
-                             blamed * 100 / view->lines);
+                             view->lines ? blamed * 100 / view->lines : 0);
 
        } else if (match_blame_header("author ", &line)) {
                string_ncopy(commit->author, line, strlen(line));
@@ -3987,6 +4335,9 @@ blame_read(struct view *view, char *line)
        } else if (match_blame_header("summary ", &line)) {
                string_ncopy(commit->title, line, strlen(line));
 
+       } else if (match_blame_header("previous ", &line)) {
+               commit->has_previous = TRUE;
+
        } else if (match_blame_header("filename ", &line)) {
                string_ncopy(commit->filename, line, strlen(line));
                commit = NULL;
@@ -4011,8 +4362,7 @@ blame_draw(struct view *view, struct line *line, unsigned int lineno)
        if (opt_date && draw_date(view, time))
                return TRUE;
 
-       if (opt_author &&
-           draw_field(view, LINE_MAIN_AUTHOR, author, opt_author_cols, TRUE))
+       if (opt_author && draw_author(view, author))
                return TRUE;
 
        if (draw_field(view, LINE_BLAME_ID, id, ID_COLS, FALSE))
@@ -4025,6 +4375,18 @@ blame_draw(struct view *view, struct line *line, unsigned int lineno)
        return TRUE;
 }
 
+static bool
+check_blame_commit(struct blame *blame)
+{
+       if (!blame->commit)
+               report("Commit data not loaded yet");
+       else if (!strcmp(blame->commit->id, NULL_ID))
+               report("No commit exist for the selected line");
+       else
+               return TRUE;
+       return FALSE;
+}
+
 static enum request
 blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 {
@@ -4033,13 +4395,17 @@ blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
 
        switch (request) {
        case REQ_VIEW_BLAME:
-               if (!blame->commit || !strcmp(blame->commit->id, NULL_ID)) {
-                       report("Commit ID unknown");
-                       break;
+               if (check_blame_commit(blame)) {
+                       string_copy(opt_ref, blame->commit->id);
+                       open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_BLAME, OPEN_REFRESH);
                }
-               string_copy(opt_ref, blame->commit->id);
-               open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_BLAME, OPEN_REFRESH);
-               return request;
+               break;
+
+       case REQ_PARENT:
+               if (check_blame_commit(blame) &&
+                   select_commit_parent(blame->commit->id, opt_ref))
+                       open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_BLAME, OPEN_REFRESH);
+               break;
 
        case REQ_ENTER:
                if (!blame->commit) {
@@ -4054,11 +4420,17 @@ blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
                if (!strcmp(blame->commit->id, NULL_ID)) {
                        struct view *diff = VIEW(REQ_VIEW_DIFF);
                        const char *diff_index_argv[] = {
-                               "git", "diff-index", "--root", "--cached",
-                                       "--patch-with-stat", "-C", "-M",
-                                       "HEAD", "--", view->vid, NULL
+                               "git", "diff-index", "--root", "--patch-with-stat",
+                                       "-C", "-M", "HEAD", "--", view->vid, NULL
                        };
 
+                       if (!blame->commit->has_previous) {
+                               diff_index_argv[1] = "diff";
+                               diff_index_argv[2] = "--no-color";
+                               diff_index_argv[6] = "--";
+                               diff_index_argv[7] = "/dev/null";
+                       }
+
                        if (!prepare_update(diff, diff_index_argv, NULL, FORMAT_DASH)) {
                                report("Failed to allocate diff command");
                                break;
@@ -4067,6 +4439,8 @@ blame_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
                }
 
                open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_DIFF, flags);
+               if (VIEW(REQ_VIEW_DIFF)->pipe && !strcmp(blame->commit->id, NULL_ID))
+                       string_copy_rev(VIEW(REQ_VIEW_DIFF)->ref, NULL_ID);
                break;
 
        default:
@@ -4173,7 +4547,7 @@ status_get_diff(struct status *file, const char *buf, size_t bufsize)
        const char *new_rev  = buf + 56;
        const char *status   = buf + 97;
 
-       if (bufsize < 99 ||
+       if (bufsize < 98 ||
            old_mode[-1] != ':' ||
            new_mode[-1] != ' ' ||
            old_rev[-1]  != ' ' ||
@@ -4199,8 +4573,7 @@ status_run(struct view *view, const char *argv[], char status, enum line_type ty
 {
        struct status *file = NULL;
        struct status *unmerged = NULL;
-       char buf[SIZEOF_STR * 4];
-       size_t bufsize = 0;
+       char *buf;
        struct io io = {};
 
        if (!run_io(&io, argv, NULL, IO_RD))
@@ -4208,90 +4581,62 @@ status_run(struct view *view, const char *argv[], char status, enum line_type ty
 
        add_line_data(view, NULL, type);
 
-       while (!io_eof(&io)) {
-               char *sep;
-               size_t readsize;
+       while ((buf = io_get(&io, 0, TRUE))) {
+               if (!file) {
+                       file = calloc(1, sizeof(*file));
+                       if (!file || !add_line_data(view, file, type))
+                               goto error_out;
+               }
 
-               readsize = io_read(&io, buf + bufsize, sizeof(buf) - bufsize);
-               if (io_error(&io))
-                       break;
-               bufsize += readsize;
+               /* Parse diff info part. */
+               if (status) {
+                       file->status = status;
+                       if (status == 'A')
+                               string_copy(file->old.rev, NULL_ID);
 
-               /* Process while we have NUL chars. */
-               while ((sep = memchr(buf, 0, bufsize))) {
-                       size_t sepsize = sep - buf + 1;
+               } else if (!file->status) {
+                       if (!status_get_diff(file, buf, strlen(buf)))
+                               goto error_out;
 
-                       if (!file) {
-                               if (!realloc_lines(view, view->line_size + 1))
-                                       goto error_out;
+                       buf = io_get(&io, 0, TRUE);
+                       if (!buf)
+                               break;
 
-                               file = calloc(1, sizeof(*file));
-                               if (!file)
-                                       goto error_out;
+                       /* Collapse all 'M'odified entries that follow a
+                        * associated 'U'nmerged entry. */
+                       if (file->status == 'U') {
+                               unmerged = file;
 
-                               add_line_data(view, file, type);
-                       }
+                       } else if (unmerged) {
+                               int collapse = !strcmp(buf, unmerged->new.name);
 
-                       /* Parse diff info part. */
-                       if (status) {
-                               file->status = status;
-                               if (status == 'A')
-                                       string_copy(file->old.rev, NULL_ID);
-
-                       } else if (!file->status) {
-                               if (!status_get_diff(file, buf, sepsize))
-                                       goto error_out;
-
-                               bufsize -= sepsize;
-                               memmove(buf, sep + 1, bufsize);
-
-                               sep = memchr(buf, 0, bufsize);
-                               if (!sep)
-                                       break;
-                               sepsize = sep - buf + 1;
-
-                               /* Collapse all 'M'odified entries that
-                                * follow a associated 'U'nmerged entry.
-                                */
-                               if (file->status == 'U') {
-                                       unmerged = file;
-
-                               } else if (unmerged) {
-                                       int collapse = !strcmp(buf, unmerged->new.name);
-
-                                       unmerged = NULL;
-                                       if (collapse) {
-                                               free(file);
-                                               view->lines--;
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
+                               unmerged = NULL;
+                               if (collapse) {
+                                       free(file);
+                                       file = NULL;
+                                       view->lines--;
+                                       continue;
                                }
                        }
+               }
 
-                       /* Grab the old name for rename/copy. */
-                       if (!*file->old.name &&
-                           (file->status == 'R' || file->status == 'C')) {
-                               sepsize = sep - buf + 1;
-                               string_ncopy(file->old.name, buf, sepsize);
-                               bufsize -= sepsize;
-                               memmove(buf, sep + 1, bufsize);
-
-                               sep = memchr(buf, 0, bufsize);
-                               if (!sep)
-                                       break;
-                               sepsize = sep - buf + 1;
-                       }
+               /* Grab the old name for rename/copy. */
+               if (!*file->old.name &&
+                   (file->status == 'R' || file->status == 'C')) {
+                       string_ncopy(file->old.name, buf, strlen(buf));
 
-                       /* git-ls-files just delivers a NUL separated
-                        * list of file names similar to the second half
-                        * of the git-diff-* output. */
-                       string_ncopy(file->new.name, buf, sepsize);
-                       if (!*file->old.name)
-                               string_copy(file->old.name, file->new.name);
-                       bufsize -= sepsize;
-                       memmove(buf, sep + 1, bufsize);
-                       file = NULL;
+                       buf = io_get(&io, 0, TRUE);
+                       if (!buf)
+                               break;
                }
+
+               /* git-ls-files just delivers a NUL separated list of
+                * file names similar to the second half of the
+                * git-diff-* output. */
+               string_ncopy(file->new.name, buf, strlen(buf));
+               if (!*file->old.name)
+                       string_copy(file->old.name, file->new.name);
+               file = NULL;
        }
 
        if (io_error(&io)) {
@@ -4329,19 +4674,40 @@ static const char *update_index_argv[] = {
        "git", "update-index", "-q", "--unmerged", "--refresh", NULL
 };
 
+/* Restore the previous line number to stay in the context or select a
+ * line with something that can be updated. */
+static void
+status_restore(struct view *view)
+{
+       if (view->p_lineno >= view->lines)
+               view->p_lineno = view->lines - 1;
+       while (view->p_lineno < view->lines && !view->line[view->p_lineno].data)
+               view->p_lineno++;
+       while (view->p_lineno > 0 && !view->line[view->p_lineno].data)
+               view->p_lineno--;
+
+       /* If the above fails, always skip the "On branch" line. */
+       if (view->p_lineno < view->lines)
+               view->lineno = view->p_lineno;
+       else
+               view->lineno = 1;
+
+       if (view->lineno < view->offset)
+               view->offset = view->lineno;
+       else if (view->offset + view->height <= view->lineno)
+               view->offset = view->lineno - view->height + 1;
+
+       view->p_restore = FALSE;
+}
+
 /* First parse staged info using git-diff-index(1), then parse unstaged
  * info using git-diff-files(1), and finally untracked files using
  * git-ls-files(1). */
 static bool
 status_open(struct view *view)
 {
-       unsigned long prev_lineno = view->lineno;
-
        reset_view(view);
 
-       if (!realloc_lines(view, view->line_size + 7))
-               return FALSE;
-
        add_line_data(view, NULL, LINE_STAT_HEAD);
        if (is_initial_commit())
                string_copy(status_onbranch, "Initial commit");
@@ -4363,27 +4729,10 @@ status_open(struct view *view)
            !status_run(view, status_list_other_argv, '?', LINE_STAT_UNTRACKED))
                return FALSE;
 
-       /* If all went well restore the previous line number to stay in
-        * the context or select a line with something that can be
-        * updated. */
-       if (prev_lineno >= view->lines)
-               prev_lineno = view->lines - 1;
-       while (prev_lineno < view->lines && !view->line[prev_lineno].data)
-               prev_lineno++;
-       while (prev_lineno > 0 && !view->line[prev_lineno].data)
-               prev_lineno--;
-
-       /* If the above fails, always skip the "On branch" line. */
-       if (prev_lineno < view->lines)
-               view->lineno = prev_lineno;
-       else
-               view->lineno = 1;
-
-       if (view->lineno < view->offset)
-               view->offset = view->lineno;
-       else if (view->offset + view->height <= view->lineno)
-               view->offset = view->lineno - view->height + 1;
-
+       /* Restore the exact position or use the specialized restore
+        * mode? */
+       if (!view->p_restore)
+               status_restore(view);
        return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -4522,7 +4871,7 @@ status_enter(struct view *view, struct line *line)
        }
 
        split = view_is_displayed(view) ? OPEN_SPLIT : 0;
-       open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_STAGE, OPEN_REFRESH | split);
+       open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_STAGE, OPEN_PREPARED | split);
        if (view_is_displayed(VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STAGE))) {
                if (status) {
                        stage_status = *status;
@@ -4542,14 +4891,22 @@ static bool
 status_exists(struct status *status, enum line_type type)
 {
        struct view *view = VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STATUS);
-       struct line *line;
+       unsigned long lineno;
 
-       for (line = view->line; line < view->line + view->lines; line++) {
+       for (lineno = 0; lineno < view->lines; lineno++) {
+               struct line *line = &view->line[lineno];
                struct status *pos = line->data;
 
-               if (line->type == type && pos &&
-                   !strcmp(status->new.name, pos->new.name))
+               if (line->type != type)
+                       continue;
+               if (!pos && (!status || !status->status) && line[1].data) {
+                       select_view_line(view, lineno);
+                       return TRUE;
+               }
+               if (pos && !strcmp(status->new.name, pos->new.name)) {
+                       select_view_line(view, lineno);
                        return TRUE;
+               }
        }
 
        return FALSE;
@@ -5067,12 +5424,15 @@ stage_request(struct view *view, enum request request, struct line *line)
                return request;
        }
 
+       VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STATUS)->p_restore = TRUE;
        open_view(view, REQ_VIEW_STATUS, OPEN_RELOAD | OPEN_NOMAXIMIZE);
 
        /* Check whether the staged entry still exists, and close the
         * stage view if it doesn't. */
-       if (!status_exists(&stage_status, stage_line_type))
+       if (!status_exists(&stage_status, stage_line_type)) {
+               status_restore(VIEW(REQ_VIEW_STATUS));
                return REQ_VIEW_CLOSE;
+       }
 
        if (stage_line_type == LINE_STAT_UNTRACKED) {
                if (!suffixcmp(stage_status.new.name, -1, "/")) {
@@ -5302,7 +5662,7 @@ prepare_rev_graph(struct rev_graph *graph)
 }
 
 static void
-update_rev_graph(struct rev_graph *graph)
+update_rev_graph(struct view *view, struct rev_graph *graph)
 {
        /* If this is the finalizing update ... */
        if (graph->commit)
@@ -5313,6 +5673,10 @@ update_rev_graph(struct rev_graph *graph)
        if (!graph->prev->commit)
                return;
 
+       if (view->lines > 2)
+               view->line[view->lines - 3].dirty = 1;
+       if (view->lines > 1)
+               view->line[view->lines - 2].dirty = 1;
        draw_rev_graph(graph->prev);
        done_rev_graph(graph->prev->prev);
 }
@@ -5338,8 +5702,7 @@ main_draw(struct view *view, struct line *line, unsigned int lineno)
        if (opt_date && draw_date(view, &commit->time))
                return TRUE;
 
-       if (opt_author &&
-           draw_field(view, LINE_MAIN_AUTHOR, commit->author, opt_author_cols, TRUE))
+       if (opt_author && draw_author(view, commit->author))
                return TRUE;
 
        if (opt_rev_graph && commit->graph_size &&
@@ -5394,13 +5757,14 @@ main_read(struct view *view, char *line)
                        die("No revisions match the given arguments.");
                if (view->lines > 0) {
                        commit = view->line[view->lines - 1].data;
+                       view->line[view->lines - 1].dirty = 1;
                        if (!*commit->author) {
                                view->lines--;
                                free(commit);
                                graph->commit = NULL;
                        }
                }
-               update_rev_graph(graph);
+               update_rev_graph(view, graph);
 
                for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(graph_stacks); i++)
                        clear_rev_graph(&graph_stacks[i]);
@@ -5444,55 +5808,13 @@ main_read(struct view *view, char *line)
                break;
 
        case LINE_AUTHOR:
-       {
-               /* Parse author lines where the name may be empty:
-                *      author  <email@address.tld> 1138474660 +0100
-                */
-               char *ident = line + STRING_SIZE("author ");
-               char *nameend = strchr(ident, '<');
-               char *emailend = strchr(ident, '>');
-
-               if (!nameend || !emailend)
-                       break;
-
-               update_rev_graph(graph);
+               parse_author_line(line + STRING_SIZE("author "),
+                                 commit->author, sizeof(commit->author),
+                                 &commit->time);
+               update_rev_graph(view, graph);
                graph = graph->next;
-
-               *nameend = *emailend = 0;
-               ident = chomp_string(ident);
-               if (!*ident) {
-                       ident = chomp_string(nameend + 1);
-                       if (!*ident)
-                               ident = "Unknown";
-               }
-
-               string_ncopy(commit->author, ident, strlen(ident));
-
-               /* Parse epoch and timezone */
-               if (emailend[1] == ' ') {
-                       char *secs = emailend + 2;
-                       char *zone = strchr(secs, ' ');
-                       time_t time = (time_t) atol(secs);
-
-                       if (zone && strlen(zone) == STRING_SIZE(" +0700")) {
-                               long tz;
-
-                               zone++;
-                               tz  = ('0' - zone[1]) * 60 * 60 * 10;
-                               tz += ('0' - zone[2]) * 60 * 60;
-                               tz += ('0' - zone[3]) * 60;
-                               tz += ('0' - zone[4]) * 60;
-
-                               if (zone[0] == '-')
-                                       tz = -tz;
-
-                               time -= tz;
-                       }
-
-                       gmtime_r(&time, &commit->time);
-               }
                break;
-       }
+
        default:
                /* Fill in the commit title if it has not already been set. */
                if (commit->title[0])
@@ -5513,6 +5835,7 @@ main_read(struct view *view, char *line)
                 * shortened titles, etc. */
 
                string_ncopy(commit->title, line, strlen(line));
+               view->line[view->lines - 1].dirty = 1;
        }
 
        return TRUE;
@@ -5780,7 +6103,10 @@ static bool cursed = FALSE;
 /* The status window is used for polling keystrokes. */
 static WINDOW *status_win;
 
-static bool status_empty = TRUE;
+/* Reading from the prompt? */
+static bool input_mode = FALSE;
+
+static bool status_empty = FALSE;
 
 /* Update status and title window. */
 static void
@@ -5819,13 +6145,12 @@ report(const char *msg, ...)
                        status_empty = TRUE;
                }
                wclrtoeol(status_win);
-               wrefresh(status_win);
+               wnoutrefresh(status_win);
 
                va_end(args);
        }
 
        update_view_title(view);
-       update_display_cursor(view);
 }
 
 /* Controls when nodelay should be in effect when polling user input. */
@@ -5862,7 +6187,7 @@ init_display(void)
        nonl();         /* Tell curses not to do NL->CR/NL on output */
        cbreak();       /* Take input chars one at a time, no wait for \n */
        noecho();       /* Don't echo input */
-       leaveok(stdscr, TRUE);
+       leaveok(stdscr, FALSE);
 
        if (has_colors())
                init_colors();
@@ -5882,100 +6207,89 @@ init_display(void)
        }
 }
 
-static bool
-prompt_yesno(const char *prompt)
+static int
+get_input(int prompt_position)
 {
-       enum { WAIT, STOP, CANCEL  } status = WAIT;
-       bool answer = FALSE;
-
-       while (status == WAIT) {
-               struct view *view;
-               int i, key;
+       struct view *view;
+       int i, key, cursor_y, cursor_x;
 
+       if (prompt_position)
                input_mode = TRUE;
 
+       while (TRUE) {
                foreach_view (view, i)
                        update_view(view);
 
-               input_mode = FALSE;
-
-               mvwprintw(status_win, 0, 0, "%s [Yy]/[Nn]", prompt);
-               wclrtoeol(status_win);
+               /* Update the cursor position. */
+               if (prompt_position) {
+                       getbegyx(status_win, cursor_y, cursor_x);
+                       cursor_x = prompt_position;
+               } else {
+                       view = display[current_view];
+                       getbegyx(view->win, cursor_y, cursor_x);
+                       cursor_x = view->width - 1;
+                       cursor_y += view->lineno - view->offset;
+               }
+               setsyx(cursor_y, cursor_x);
 
                /* Refresh, accept single keystroke of input */
+               doupdate();
                key = wgetch(status_win);
-               switch (key) {
-               case ERR:
-                       break;
 
-               case 'y':
-               case 'Y':
-                       answer = TRUE;
-                       status = STOP;
-                       break;
+               /* wgetch() with nodelay() enabled returns ERR when
+                * there's no input. */
+               if (key == ERR) {
 
-               case KEY_ESC:
-               case KEY_RETURN:
-               case KEY_ENTER:
-               case KEY_BACKSPACE:
-               case 'n':
-               case 'N':
-               case '\n':
-               default:
-                       answer = FALSE;
-                       status = CANCEL;
-               }
-       }
+               } else if (key == KEY_RESIZE) {
+                       int height, width;
 
-       /* Clear the status window */
-       status_empty = FALSE;
-       report("");
+                       getmaxyx(stdscr, height, width);
 
-       return answer;
+                       wresize(status_win, 1, width);
+                       mvwin(status_win, height - 1, 0);
+                       wnoutrefresh(status_win);
+                       resize_display();
+                       redraw_display(TRUE);
+
+               } else {
+                       input_mode = FALSE;
+                       return key;
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 static char *
-read_prompt(const char *prompt)
+prompt_input(const char *prompt, input_handler handler, void *data)
 {
-       enum { READING, STOP, CANCEL } status = READING;
+       enum input_status status = INPUT_OK;
        static char buf[SIZEOF_STR];
-       int pos = 0;
-
-       while (status == READING) {
-               struct view *view;
-               int i, key;
-
-               input_mode = TRUE;
+       size_t pos = 0;
 
-               foreach_view (view, i)
-                       update_view(view);
+       buf[pos] = 0;
 
-               input_mode = FALSE;
+       while (status == INPUT_OK || status == INPUT_SKIP) {
+               int key;
 
                mvwprintw(status_win, 0, 0, "%s%.*s", prompt, pos, buf);
                wclrtoeol(status_win);
 
-               /* Refresh, accept single keystroke of input */
-               key = wgetch(status_win);
+               key = get_input(pos + 1);
                switch (key) {
                case KEY_RETURN:
                case KEY_ENTER:
                case '\n':
-                       status = pos ? STOP : CANCEL;
+                       status = pos ? INPUT_STOP : INPUT_CANCEL;
                        break;
 
                case KEY_BACKSPACE:
                        if (pos > 0)
-                               pos--;
+                               buf[--pos] = 0;
                        else
-                               status = CANCEL;
+                               status = INPUT_CANCEL;
                        break;
 
                case KEY_ESC:
-                       status = CANCEL;
-                       break;
-
-               case ERR:
+                       status = INPUT_CANCEL;
                        break;
 
                default:
@@ -5984,7 +6298,8 @@ read_prompt(const char *prompt)
                                return NULL;
                        }
 
-                       if (isprint(key))
+                       status = handler(data, buf, key);
+                       if (status == INPUT_OK)
                                buf[pos++] = (char) key;
                }
        }
@@ -5993,7 +6308,7 @@ read_prompt(const char *prompt)
        status_empty = FALSE;
        report("");
 
-       if (status == CANCEL)
+       if (status == INPUT_CANCEL)
                return NULL;
 
        buf[pos++] = 0;
@@ -6001,6 +6316,39 @@ read_prompt(const char *prompt)
        return buf;
 }
 
+static enum input_status
+prompt_yesno_handler(void *data, char *buf, int c)
+{
+       if (c == 'y' || c == 'Y')
+               return INPUT_STOP;
+       if (c == 'n' || c == 'N')
+               return INPUT_CANCEL;
+       return INPUT_SKIP;
+}
+
+static bool
+prompt_yesno(const char *prompt)
+{
+       char prompt2[SIZEOF_STR];
+
+       if (!string_format(prompt2, "%s [Yy/Nn]", prompt))
+               return FALSE;
+
+       return !!prompt_input(prompt2, prompt_yesno_handler, NULL);
+}
+
+static enum input_status
+read_prompt_handler(void *data, char *buf, int c)
+{
+       return isprint(c) ? INPUT_OK : INPUT_SKIP;
+}
+
+static char *
+read_prompt(const char *prompt)
+{
+       return prompt_input(prompt, read_prompt_handler, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Repository properties
  */
@@ -6248,8 +6596,12 @@ read_repo_info(char *name, size_t namelen, char *value, size_t valuelen)
                 * the option else either "true" or "false" is printed.
                 * Default to true for the unknown case. */
                opt_is_inside_work_tree = strcmp(name, "false") ? TRUE : FALSE;
-       } else {
+
+       } else if (*name == '.') {
                string_ncopy(opt_cdup, name, namelen);
+
+       } else {
+               string_ncopy(opt_prefix, name, namelen);
        }
 
        return OK;
@@ -6263,7 +6615,7 @@ load_repo_info(void)
        };
        const char *rev_parse_argv[] = {
                "git", "rev-parse", "--git-dir", "--is-inside-work-tree",
-                       "--show-cdup", NULL
+                       "--show-cdup", "--show-prefix", NULL
        };
 
        if (run_io_buf(head_argv, opt_head, sizeof(opt_head))) {
@@ -6288,7 +6640,7 @@ read_properties(struct io *io, const char *separators,
        if (!start_io(io))
                return ERR;
 
-       while (state == OK && (name = io_gets(io))) {
+       while (state == OK && (name = io_get(io, '\n', TRUE))) {
                char *value;
                size_t namelen;
                size_t valuelen;
@@ -6418,23 +6770,9 @@ main(int argc, const char *argv[])
        }
 
        while (view_driver(display[current_view], request)) {
-               int key;
-               int i;
+               int key = get_input(0);
 
-               foreach_view (view, i)
-                       update_view(view);
                view = display[current_view];
-
-               /* Refresh, accept single keystroke of input */
-               key = wgetch(status_win);
-
-               /* wgetch() with nodelay() enabled returns ERR when there's no
-                * input. */
-               if (key == ERR) {
-                       request = REQ_NONE;
-                       continue;
-               }
-
                request = get_keybinding(view->keymap, key);
 
                /* Some low-level request handling. This keeps access to
@@ -6478,19 +6816,6 @@ main(int argc, const char *argv[])
                                request = REQ_NONE;
                        break;
                }
-               case REQ_SCREEN_RESIZE:
-               {
-                       int height, width;
-
-                       getmaxyx(stdscr, height, width);
-
-                       /* Resize the status view and let the view driver take
-                        * care of resizing the displayed views. */
-                       wresize(status_win, 1, width);
-                       mvwin(status_win, height - 1, 0);
-                       wrefresh(status_win);
-                       break;
-               }
                default:
                        break;
                }