diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b1ff91494..8c87d836d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ ifndef INSTALL
 	INSTALL = install
 endif
 
+RM_F      ?= rm -f
+RMDIR     ?= rmdir
+
 INSTALL_D0 = $(INSTALL) -d -m755 # space is required here
 INSTALL_D1 =
 INSTALL_R0 = $(INSTALL) -m644 # space is required here
@@ -42,6 +45,12 @@ INSTALL_L1 = && ln # space is required here
 INSTALL_L2 =
 INSTALL_L3 =
 
+REMOVE_D0  = $(RMDIR) # space is required here
+REMOVE_D1  = || true
+REMOVE_F0  = $(RM_F) # space is required here
+REMOVE_F1  =
+CLEAN_DST  = true
+
 ifndef V
 	QUIET          = @
 	QUIET_GEN      = $(QUIET)echo '   ' GEN $@ &&
@@ -62,6 +71,12 @@ ifndef V
 	INSTALL_L1 = && src=
 	INSTALL_L2 = && dst=
 	INSTALL_L3 = && echo '   ' 'LINK       ' `basename "$$dst"` '->' `basename "$$src"` && rm -f "$$dst" && ln "$$src" "$$dst"
+
+	CLEAN_DST = echo ' ' UNINSTALL
+	REMOVE_D0 = dir=
+	REMOVE_D1 = && echo ' ' REMOVE $$dir && test -d "$$dir" && $(RMDIR) "$$dir" || true
+	REMOVE_F0 = dst=
+	REMOVE_F1 = && echo '   ' REMOVE `basename "$$dst"` && $(RM_F) "$$dst"
 endif
 
 TCL_PATH   ?= tclsh
@@ -165,6 +180,20 @@ install: all
 	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)' $(INSTALL_D1)
 	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(ALL_MSGFILES), $(INSTALL_R0)$p $(INSTALL_R1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)' &&) true
 
+uninstall:
+	$(QUIET)$(CLEAN_DST) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/git-gui $(REMOVE_F1)
+	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'/$p $(REMOVE_F1) &&) true
+	$(QUIET)$(CLEAN_DST) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'/tclIndex $(REMOVE_F1)
+	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(ALL_LIBFILES), $(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'/$(notdir $p) $(REMOVE_F1) &&) true
+	$(QUIET)$(CLEAN_DST) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(ALL_MSGFILES), $(REMOVE_F0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)'/$(notdir $p) $(REMOVE_F1) &&) true
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)' $(REMOVE_D1)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)' $(REMOVE_D1)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)' $(REMOVE_D1)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_D0)`dirname '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'` $(REMOVE_D1)
+
 dist-version:
 	@mkdir -p $(TARDIR)
 	@echo $(GITGUI_VERSION) > $(TARDIR)/version
@@ -173,6 +202,6 @@ clean::
 	rm -f $(ALL_PROGRAMS) lib/tclIndex po/*.msg
 	rm -f GIT-VERSION-FILE GIT-GUI-VARS
 
-.PHONY: all install dist-version clean
+.PHONY: all install uninstall dist-version clean
 .PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE
 .PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-GUI-VARS
diff --git a/lib/choose_font.tcl b/lib/choose_font.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b69215c91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/choose_font.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+# git-gui font chooser
+# Copyright (C) 2007 Shawn Pearce
+
+class choose_font {
+
+field w
+field w_family    ; # UI widget of all known family names
+field w_example   ; # Example to showcase the chosen font
+
+field f_family    ; # Currently chosen family name
+field f_size      ; # Currently chosen point size
+
+field v_family    ; # Name of global variable for family
+field v_size      ; # Name of global variable for size
+
+variable all_families [list]  ; # All fonts known to Tk
+
+constructor pick {path title a_family a_size} {
+	variable all_families
+
+	set v_family $a_family
+	set v_size $a_size
+
+	upvar #0 $v_family pv_family
+	upvar #0 $v_size pv_size
+
+	set f_family $pv_family
+	set f_size $pv_size
+
+	make_toplevel top w
+	wm title $top "[appname] ([reponame]): $title"
+	wm geometry $top "+[winfo rootx $path]+[winfo rooty $path]"
+
+	label $w.header -text $title -font font_uibold
+	pack $w.header -side top -fill x
+
+	frame $w.buttons
+	button $w.buttons.select \
+		-text [mc Select] \
+		-default active \
+		-command [cb _select]
+	button $w.buttons.cancel \
+		-text [mc Cancel] \
+		-command [list destroy $w]
+	pack $w.buttons.select -side right
+	pack $w.buttons.cancel -side right -padx 5
+	pack $w.buttons -side bottom -fill x -pady 10 -padx 10
+
+	frame $w.inner
+
+	frame $w.inner.family
+	label $w.inner.family.l \
+		-text [mc "Font Family"] \
+		-anchor w
+	set w_family $w.inner.family.v
+	text $w_family \
+		-background white \
+		-borderwidth 1 \
+		-relief sunken \
+		-cursor $::cursor_ptr \
+		-wrap none \
+		-width 30 \
+		-height 10 \
+		-yscrollcommand [list $w.inner.family.sby set]
+	scrollbar $w.inner.family.sby -command [list $w_family yview]
+	pack $w.inner.family.l -side top -fill x
+	pack $w.inner.family.sby -side right -fill y
+	pack $w_family -fill both -expand 1
+
+	frame $w.inner.size
+	label $w.inner.size.l \
+		-text [mc "Font Size"] \
+		-anchor w
+	spinbox $w.inner.size.v \
+		-textvariable @f_size \
+		-from 2 -to 80 -increment 1 \
+		-width 3
+	bind $w.inner.size.v <FocusIn> {%W selection range 0 end}
+	pack $w.inner.size.l -fill x -side top
+	pack $w.inner.size.v -fill x -padx 2
+
+	grid configure $w.inner.family $w.inner.size -sticky nsew
+	grid rowconfigure $w.inner 0 -weight 1
+	grid columnconfigure $w.inner 0 -weight 1
+	pack $w.inner -fill both -expand 1 -padx 5 -pady 5
+
+	frame $w.example
+	label $w.example.l \
+		-text [mc "Font Example"] \
+		-anchor w
+	set w_example $w.example.t
+	text $w_example \
+		-background white \
+		-borderwidth 1 \
+		-relief sunken \
+		-height 3 \
+		-width 40
+	$w_example tag conf example -justify center
+	$w_example insert end [mc "This is example text.\nIf you like this text, it can be your font."] example
+	$w_example conf -state disabled
+	pack $w.example.l -fill x
+	pack $w_example -fill x
+	pack $w.example -fill x -padx 5
+
+	if {$all_families eq {}} {
+		set all_families [lsort [font families]]
+	}
+
+	$w_family tag conf pick
+	$w_family tag bind pick <Button-1> [cb _pick_family %x %y]\;break
+	$w_family tag conf cpck -background lightgray
+	foreach f $all_families {
+		set sel [list pick]
+		if {$f eq $f_family} {
+			lappend sel cpck
+		}
+		$w_family insert end "$f\n" $sel
+	}
+	$w_family conf -state disabled
+	_update $this
+
+	trace add variable @f_size write [cb _update]
+	bind $w <Key-Escape> [list destroy $w]
+	bind $w <Key-Return> [cb _select]\;break
+	bind $w <Visibility> "
+		grab $w
+		focus $w
+	"
+	tkwait window $w
+}
+
+method _select {} {
+	upvar #0 $v_family pv_family
+	upvar #0 $v_size pv_size
+
+	set pv_family $f_family
+	set pv_size $f_size
+
+	destroy $w
+}
+
+method _pick_family {x y} {
+	variable all_families
+
+	set i [lindex [split [$w_family index @$x,$y] .] 0]
+	set n [lindex $all_families [expr {$i - 1}]]
+	if {$n ne {}} {
+		$w_family tag remove cpck 0.0 end
+		$w_family tag add cpck $i.0 [expr {$i + 1}].0
+		set f_family $n
+		_update $this
+	}
+}
+
+method _update {args} {
+	variable all_families
+
+	set i [lsearch -exact $all_families $f_family]
+	if {$i < 0} return
+
+	$w_example tag conf example -font [list $f_family $f_size]
+	$w_family see [expr {$i + 1}].0
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/index.tcl b/lib/index.tcl
index 78e2101ada..228bccfd82 100644
--- a/lib/index.tcl
+++ b/lib/index.tcl
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ proc checkout_index {msg pathList after} {
 
 	ui_status [format \
 		"%s... %i/%i files (%.2f%%)" \
-		$msg
+		$msg \
 		$update_index_cp \
 		$totalCnt \
 		0.0]
diff --git a/lib/option.tcl b/lib/option.tcl
index 31c7d47f35..03bc08f128 100644
--- a/lib/option.tcl
+++ b/lib/option.tcl
@@ -254,17 +254,23 @@ proc do_options {} {
 
 		frame $w.global.$name
 		label $w.global.$name.l -text "$text:"
-		pack $w.global.$name.l -side left -anchor w -fill x
-		eval tk_optionMenu $w.global.$name.family \
-			global_config_new(gui.$font^^family) \
-			$all_fonts
-		spinbox $w.global.$name.size \
-			-textvariable global_config_new(gui.$font^^size) \
-			-from 2 -to 80 -increment 1 \
-			-width 3
-		bind $w.global.$name.size <FocusIn> {%W selection range 0 end}
-		pack $w.global.$name.size -side right -anchor e
-		pack $w.global.$name.family -side right -anchor e
+		button $w.global.$name.b \
+			-text [mc "Change Font"] \
+			-command [list \
+				choose_font::pick \
+				$w \
+				[mc "Choose %s" $text] \
+				global_config_new(gui.$font^^family) \
+				global_config_new(gui.$font^^size) \
+				]
+		label $w.global.$name.f -textvariable global_config_new(gui.$font^^family)
+		label $w.global.$name.s -textvariable global_config_new(gui.$font^^size)
+		label $w.global.$name.pt -text [mc "pt."]
+		pack $w.global.$name.l -side left -anchor w
+		pack $w.global.$name.b -side right -anchor e
+		pack $w.global.$name.pt -side right -anchor w
+		pack $w.global.$name.s -side right -anchor w
+		pack $w.global.$name.f -side right -anchor w
 		pack $w.global.$name -side top -anchor w -fill x
 	}