diff --git a/git-gui/git-gui.sh b/git-gui/git-gui.sh
index 7d5451198c..bb104895a9 100755
--- a/git-gui/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui/git-gui.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if {[catch {package require Tcl 8.4} err]
 	tk_messageBox \
 		-icon error \
 		-type ok \
-		-title [mc "git-gui: fatal error"] \
+		-title "git-gui: fatal error" \
 		-message $err
 	exit 1
 }
@@ -269,6 +269,17 @@ proc is_config_true {name} {
 	}
 }
 
+proc is_config_false {name} {
+	global repo_config
+	if {[catch {set v $repo_config($name)}]} {
+		return 0
+	} elseif {$v eq {false} || $v eq {0} || $v eq {no}} {
+		return 1
+	} else {
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
 proc get_config {name} {
 	global repo_config
 	if {[catch {set v $repo_config($name)}]} {
@@ -323,6 +334,8 @@ proc _trace_exec {cmd} {
 	puts stderr $d
 }
 
+#'"  fix poor old emacs font-lock mode
+
 proc _git_cmd {name} {
 	global _git_cmd_path
 
@@ -416,6 +429,9 @@ proc _lappend_nice {cmd_var} {
 
 	if {![info exists _nice]} {
 		set _nice [_which nice]
+		if {[catch {exec $_nice git version}]} {
+			set _nice {}
+		}
 	}
 	if {$_nice ne {}} {
 		lappend cmd $_nice
@@ -634,6 +650,7 @@ proc rmsel_tag {text} {
 	return $text
 }
 
+wm withdraw .
 set root_exists 0
 bind . <Visibility> {
 	bind . <Visibility> {}
@@ -782,6 +799,7 @@ set default_config(user.email) {}
 
 set default_config(gui.encoding) [encoding system]
 set default_config(gui.matchtrackingbranch) false
+set default_config(gui.textconv) true
 set default_config(gui.pruneduringfetch) false
 set default_config(gui.trustmtime) false
 set default_config(gui.fastcopyblame) false
@@ -1155,6 +1173,9 @@ apply_config
 # try to set work tree from environment, falling back to core.worktree
 if {[catch { set _gitworktree $env(GIT_WORK_TREE) }]} {
 	set _gitworktree [get_config core.worktree]
+	if {$_gitworktree eq ""} {
+		set _gitworktree [file dirname [file normalize $_gitdir]]
+	}
 }
 if {$_prefix ne {}} {
 	if {$_gitworktree eq {}} {
@@ -2098,7 +2119,7 @@ proc do_explore {} {
 		# freedesktop.org-conforming system is our best shot
 		set explorer "xdg-open"
 	}
-	eval exec $explorer $_gitworktree &
+	eval exec $explorer [list [file nativename $_gitworktree]] &
 }
 
 set is_quitting 0
@@ -2901,6 +2922,7 @@ blame {
 		set current_branch $head
 	}
 
+	wm deiconify .
 	switch -- $subcommand {
 	browser {
 		if {$jump_spec ne {}} usage
@@ -3405,6 +3427,19 @@ lappend diff_actions [list $ctxmsm entryconf [$ctxmsm index last] -state]
 $ctxmsm add separator
 create_common_diff_popup $ctxmsm
 
+proc has_textconv {path} {
+	if {[is_config_false gui.textconv]} {
+		return 0
+	}
+	set filter [gitattr $path diff set]
+	set textconv [get_config [join [list diff $filter textconv] .]]
+	if {$filter ne {set} && $textconv ne {}} {
+		return 1
+	} else {
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
 proc popup_diff_menu {ctxm ctxmmg ctxmsm x y X Y} {
 	global current_diff_path file_states
 	set ::cursorX $x
@@ -3440,7 +3475,8 @@ proc popup_diff_menu {ctxm ctxmmg ctxmsm x y X Y} {
 			|| {__} eq $state
 			|| {_O} eq $state
 			|| {_T} eq $state
-			|| {T_} eq $state} {
+			|| {T_} eq $state
+			|| [has_textconv $current_diff_path]} {
 			set s disabled
 		} else {
 			set s normal
@@ -3460,29 +3496,44 @@ $main_status show [mc "Initializing..."]
 
 # -- Load geometry
 #
-catch {
-set gm $repo_config(gui.geometry)
-wm geometry . [lindex $gm 0]
-if {$use_ttk} {
-	.vpane sashpos 0 [lindex $gm 1]
-	.vpane.files sashpos 0 [lindex $gm 2]
-} else {
-	.vpane sash place 0 \
-		[lindex $gm 1] \
-		[lindex [.vpane sash coord 0] 1]
-	.vpane.files sash place 0 \
-		[lindex [.vpane.files sash coord 0] 0] \
-		[lindex $gm 2]
+proc on_ttk_pane_mapped {w pane pos} {
+	bind $w <Map> {}
+	after 0 [list after idle [list $w sashpos $pane $pos]]
 }
-unset gm
+proc on_tk_pane_mapped {w pane x y} {
+	bind $w <Map> {}
+	after 0 [list after idle [list $w sash place $pane $x $y]]
+}
+proc on_application_mapped {} {
+	global repo_config use_ttk
+	bind . <Map> {}
+	set gm $repo_config(gui.geometry)
+	if {$use_ttk} {
+		bind .vpane <Map> \
+		    [list on_ttk_pane_mapped %W 0 [lindex $gm 1]]
+		bind .vpane.files <Map> \
+		    [list on_ttk_pane_mapped %W 0 [lindex $gm 2]]
+	} else {
+		bind .vpane <Map> \
+		    [list on_tk_pane_mapped %W 0 \
+			 [lindex $gm 1] \
+			 [lindex [.vpane sash coord 0] 1]]
+		bind .vpane.files <Map> \
+		    [list on_tk_pane_mapped %W 0 \
+			 [lindex [.vpane.files sash coord 0] 0] \
+			 [lindex $gm 2]]
+	}
+	wm geometry . [lindex $gm 0]
+}
+if {[info exists repo_config(gui.geometry)]} {
+	bind . <Map> [list on_application_mapped]
+	wm geometry . [lindex $repo_config(gui.geometry) 0]
 }
 
 # -- Load window state
 #
-catch {
-set gws $repo_config(gui.wmstate)
-wm state . $gws
-unset gws
+if {[info exists repo_config(gui.wmstate)]} {
+	catch {wm state . $repo_config(gui.wmstate)}
 }
 
 # -- Key Bindings
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl b/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
index 786b50b8c2..2137ec9684 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
@@ -449,11 +449,28 @@ method _load {jump} {
 
 	$status show [mc "Reading %s..." "$commit:[escape_path $path]"]
 	$w_path conf -text [escape_path $path]
+
+	set do_textconv 0
+	if {![is_config_false gui.textconv] && [git-version >= 1.7.2]} {
+		set filter [gitattr $path diff set]
+		set textconv [get_config [join [list diff $filter textconv] .]]
+		if {$filter ne {set} && $textconv ne {}} {
+			set do_textconv 1
+		}
+	}
 	if {$commit eq {}} {
-		set fd [open $path r]
+		if {$do_textconv ne 0} {
+			set fd [open |[list $textconv $path] r]
+		} else {
+			set fd [open $path r]
+		}
 		fconfigure $fd -eofchar {}
 	} else {
-		set fd [git_read cat-file blob "$commit:$path"]
+		if {$do_textconv ne 0} {
+			set fd [git_read cat-file --textconv "$commit:$path"]
+		} else {
+			set fd [git_read cat-file blob "$commit:$path"]
+		}
 	}
 	fconfigure $fd \
 		-blocking 0 \
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl b/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl
index 64f06748b6..fae119286d 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/choose_repository.tcl
@@ -100,12 +100,17 @@ constructor pick {} {
 	$opts insert end [mc "Clone Existing Repository"] link_clone
 	$opts insert end "\n"
 	if {$m_repo ne {}} {
+		if {[tk windowingsystem] eq "win32"} {
+			set key L
+		} else {
+			set key C
+		}
 		$m_repo add command \
 			-command [cb _next clone] \
-			-accelerator $M1T-C \
+			-accelerator $M1T-$key \
 			-label [mc "Clone..."]
-		bind $top <$M1B-c> [cb _next clone]
-		bind $top <$M1B-C> [cb _next clone]
+		bind $top <$M1B-[string tolower $key]> [cb _next clone]
+		bind $top <$M1B-[string toupper $key]> [cb _next clone]
 	}
 
 	$opts tag conf link_open -foreground blue -underline 1
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl b/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
index ec8c11eeb7..c628750276 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ proc handle_empty_diff {} {
 
 	set path $current_diff_path
 	set s $file_states($path)
-	if {[lindex $s 0] ne {_M}} return
+	if {[lindex $s 0] ne {_M} || [has_textconv $path]} return
 
 	# Prevent infinite rescan loops
 	incr diff_empty_count
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ proc start_show_diff {cont_info {add_opts {}}} {
 			lappend cmd diff-files
 		}
 	}
+	if {![is_config_false gui.textconv] && [git-version >= 1.6.1]} {
+		lappend cmd --textconv
+	}
 
 	if {[string match {160000 *} [lindex $s 2]]
 	 || [string match {160000 *} [lindex $s 3]]} {
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/option.tcl b/git-gui/lib/option.tcl
index d4c5e45c8a..3807c8d283 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/option.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/option.tcl
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ proc do_options {} {
 		{b gui.trustmtime  {mc "Trust File Modification Timestamps"}}
 		{b gui.pruneduringfetch {mc "Prune Tracking Branches During Fetch"}}
 		{b gui.matchtrackingbranch {mc "Match Tracking Branches"}}
+		{b gui.textconv {mc "Use Textconv For Diffs and Blames"}}
 		{b gui.fastcopyblame {mc "Blame Copy Only On Changed Files"}}
 		{i-20..200 gui.copyblamethreshold {mc "Minimum Letters To Blame Copy On"}}
 		{i-0..300 gui.blamehistoryctx {mc "Blame History Context Radius (days)"}}
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/shortcut.tcl b/git-gui/lib/shortcut.tcl
index 79c1888e11..78878ef89d 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/shortcut.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/shortcut.tcl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ proc do_windows_shortcut {} {
 					[info nameofexecutable] \
 					[file normalize $::argv0] \
 					] \
-					[file normalize [$_gitworktree]]
+					[file normalize $_gitworktree]
 			} err]} {
 			error_popup [strcat [mc "Cannot write shortcut:"] "\n\n$err"]
 		}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ proc do_cygwin_shortcut {} {
 					$sh -c \
 					"CHERE_INVOKING=1 source /etc/profile;[sq $me] &" \
 					] \
-					[file normalize [$_gitworktree]]
+					[file normalize $_gitworktree]
 			} err]} {
 			error_popup [strcat [mc "Cannot write shortcut:"] "\n\n$err"]
 		}
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/status_bar.tcl b/git-gui/lib/status_bar.tcl
index 5fe3aad382..95cb44991f 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/status_bar.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/status_bar.tcl
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ method _oneline_pack {} {
 }
 
 constructor two_line {path} {
+	global NS
 	set w $path
 	set w_l $w.l
 	set w_c $w.c
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/win32.tcl b/git-gui/lib/win32.tcl
index d7f93d045d..db91ab84a5 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/win32.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/win32.tcl
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ proc win32_create_lnk {lnk_path lnk_exec lnk_dir} {
 	eval [list exec wscript.exe \
 		/E:jscript \
 		/nologo \
-		[file join $oguilib win32_shortcut.js] \
+		[file nativename [file join $oguilib win32_shortcut.js]] \
 		$lnk_path \
-		[file join $oguilib git-gui.ico] \
+		[file nativename [file join $oguilib git-gui.ico]] \
 		$lnk_dir \
 		$lnk_exec] $lnk_args
 }
diff --git a/git-gui/windows/git-gui.sh b/git-gui/windows/git-gui.sh
index 66bbb2f8fa..b1845c5055 100644
--- a/git-gui/windows/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui/windows/git-gui.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ if { $argc >=2 && [lindex $argv 0] == "--working-dir" } {
 	incr argc -2
 }
 
-set bindir [file dirname \
+set basedir [file dirname \
             [file dirname \
              [file dirname [info script]]]]
-set bindir [file join $bindir bin]
+set bindir [file join $basedir bin]
+set bindir "$bindir;[file join $basedir mingw bin]"
 regsub -all ";" $bindir "\\;" bindir
 set env(PATH) "$bindir;$env(PATH)"
 unset bindir