Wrapping filenames is an unexpected experience in UX design. Disable
wrapping and add a horizontal scrollbar to the files list to remove this.

Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wes...@googlemail.com>
---
 gitk | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index abe4805..bf2a061 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -2477,13 +2477,16 @@ proc makewindow {} {
        -background $bgcolor -foreground $fgcolor \
        -font mainfont \
        -tabs [list $indent [expr {2 * $indent}]] \
-       -yscrollcommand ".bright.sb set" \
+       -xscrollcommand ".bright.sbx set" \
+       -yscrollcommand ".bright.sby set" \
        -cursor [. cget -cursor] \
-       -spacing1 1 -spacing3 1
+       -spacing1 1 -spacing3 1 -wrap none
     lappend bglist $cflist
     lappend fglist $cflist
-    ${NS}::scrollbar .bright.sb -command "$cflist yview"
-    pack .bright.sb -side right -fill y
+    ${NS}::scrollbar .bright.sbx -orient horizontal -command "$cflist xview"
+    ${NS}::scrollbar .bright.sby -orient vertical   -command "$cflist yview"
+    pack .bright.sbx -side bottom -fill x
+    pack .bright.sby -side right -fill y
     pack $cflist -side left -fill both -expand 1
     $cflist tag configure highlight \
        -background [$cflist cget -selectbackground]
-- 
2.23.0.11.g242cf7f110

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