diff --git a/git-gui/Makefile b/git-gui/Makefile
index 3de0de1a23..1bac6fed46 100644
--- a/git-gui/Makefile
+++ b/git-gui/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ GIT-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE
 	@$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
 -include GIT-VERSION-FILE
 
+uname_O := $(shell sh -c 'uname -o 2>/dev/null || echo not')
+
 SCRIPT_SH = git-gui.sh
 GITGUI_BUILT_INS = git-citool
 ALL_PROGRAMS = $(GITGUI_BUILT_INS) $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH))
@@ -29,11 +31,35 @@ ifndef INSTALL
 	INSTALL = install
 endif
 
+INSTALL_D0 = $(INSTALL) -d -m755 # space is required here
+INSTALL_D1 =
+INSTALL_R0 = $(INSTALL) -m644 # space is required here
+INSTALL_R1 =
+INSTALL_X0 = $(INSTALL) -m755 # space is required here
+INSTALL_X1 =
+INSTALL_L0 = rm -f # space is required here
+INSTALL_L1 = && ln # space is required here
+INSTALL_L2 =
+INSTALL_L3 =
+
 ifndef V
-	QUIET_GEN      = @echo '   ' GEN $@;
-	QUIET_BUILT_IN = @echo '   ' BUILTIN $@;
-	QUIET_INDEX    = @echo '   ' INDEX $(dir $@);
+	QUIET          = @
+	QUIET_GEN      = $(QUIET)echo '   ' GEN $@ &&
+	QUIET_BUILT_IN = $(QUIET)echo '   ' BUILTIN $@ &&
+	QUIET_INDEX    = $(QUIET)echo '   ' INDEX $(dir $@) &&
 	QUIET_2DEVNULL = 2>/dev/null
+
+	INSTALL_D0 = dir=
+	INSTALL_D1 = && echo ' ' DEST $$dir && $(INSTALL) -d -m755 "$$dir"
+	INSTALL_R0 = src=
+	INSTALL_R1 = && echo '   ' INSTALL 644 `basename $$src` && $(INSTALL) -m644 $$src
+	INSTALL_X0 = src=
+	INSTALL_X1 = && echo '   ' INSTALL 755 `basename $$src` && $(INSTALL) -m755 $$src
+
+	INSTALL_L0 = dst=
+	INSTALL_L1 = && src=
+	INSTALL_L2 = && dst=
+	INSTALL_L3 = && echo '   ' 'LINK       ' `basename "$$dst"` '->' `basename "$$src"` && rm -f "$$dst" && ln "$$src" "$$dst"
 endif
 
 TCL_PATH   ?= tclsh
@@ -58,11 +84,15 @@ exedir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(exedir))
 
 $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)) : % : %.sh
 	$(QUIET_GEN)rm -f $@ $@+ && \
+	GITGUI_RELATIVE= && \
 	if test '$(exedir_SQ)' = '$(libdir_SQ)'; then \
-		GITGUI_RELATIVE=1; \
+		if test "$(uname_O)" = Cygwin; \
+		then GITGUI_RELATIVE= ; \
+		else GITGUI_RELATIVE=1; \
+		fi; \
 	fi && \
 	sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
-		-e 's|^exec wish "$$0"|exec $(subst |,'\|',$(TCLTK_PATH_SQ)) "$$0"|' \
+		-e 's|^ exec wish "$$0"| exec $(subst |,'\|',$(TCLTK_PATH_SQ)) "$$0"|' \
 		-e 's/@@GITGUI_VERSION@@/$(GITGUI_VERSION)/g' \
 		-e 's|@@GITGUI_RELATIVE@@|'$$GITGUI_RELATIVE'|' \
 		-e $$GITGUI_RELATIVE's|@@GITGUI_LIBDIR@@|$(libdir_SQ)|' \
@@ -109,12 +139,12 @@ GIT-GUI-VARS: .FORCE-GIT-GUI-VARS
 all:: $(ALL_PROGRAMS) lib/tclIndex
 
 install: all
-	$(INSTALL) -d -m755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
-	$(INSTALL) git-gui '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
-	$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), rm -f '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' && ln '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git-gui' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' ;)
-	$(INSTALL) -d -m755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'
-	$(INSTALL) -m644 lib/tclIndex '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'
-	$(foreach p,$(ALL_LIBFILES), $(INSTALL) -m644 $p '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)' ;)
+	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)' $(INSTALL_D1)
+	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_X0)git-gui $(INSTALL_X1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(GITGUI_BUILT_INS), $(INSTALL_L0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L1)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git-gui' $(INSTALL_L2)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' $(INSTALL_L3) &&) true
+	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_D0)'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)' $(INSTALL_D1)
+	$(QUIET)$(INSTALL_R0)lib/tclIndex $(INSTALL_R1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'
+	$(QUIET)$(foreach p,$(ALL_LIBFILES), $(INSTALL_R0)$p $(INSTALL_R1) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)' &&) true
 
 dist-version:
 	@mkdir -p $(TARDIR)
diff --git a/git-gui/git-gui.sh b/git-gui/git-gui.sh
index 3237f3d596..9df2e47029 100755
--- a/git-gui/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui/git-gui.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Tcl ignores the next line -*- tcl -*- \
-exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
+ if test "z$*" = zversion \
+ || test "z$*" = z--version; \
+ then \
+	echo 'git-gui version @@GITGUI_VERSION@@'; \
+	exit; \
+ fi; \
+ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
 
 set appvers {@@GITGUI_VERSION@@}
 set copyright {
@@ -302,11 +308,6 @@ proc tk_optionMenu {w varName args} {
 ##
 ## version check
 
-if {{--version} eq $argv || {version} eq $argv} {
-	puts "git-gui version $appvers"
-	exit
-}
-
 set req_maj 1
 set req_min 5
 
@@ -1580,8 +1581,7 @@ if {[is_MacOSX]} {
 
 	# -- Tools Menu
 	#
-	if {[file exists /usr/local/miga/lib/gui-miga]
-		&& [file exists .pvcsrc]} {
+	if {[is_Cygwin] && [file exists /usr/local/miga/lib/gui-miga]} {
 	proc do_miga {} {
 		global ui_status_value
 		if {![lock_index update]} return
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl b/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
index 139171d39e..b523654815 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/blame.tcl
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ constructor new {i_commit i_path} {
 			set cursorW %W
 			tk_popup $w.ctxm %X %Y
 		"
+		bind $i <Shift-Tab> "[list focus $w_cviewer];break"
+		bind $i <Tab>       "[list focus $w_cviewer];break"
 	}
 
 	foreach i [concat $w_columns $w_cviewer] {
@@ -287,8 +289,10 @@ constructor new {i_commit i_path} {
 		bind $i <Control-Key-f> {catch {%W yview scroll  1 pages};break}
 	}
 
+	bind $w_cviewer <Shift-Tab> "[list focus $w_file];break"
+	bind $w_cviewer <Tab>       "[list focus $w_file];break"
 	bind $w_cviewer <Button-1> [list focus $w_cviewer]
-	bind $top <Visibility> [list focus $top]
+	bind $w_file    <Visibility> [list focus $w_file]
 
 	grid configure $w.header -sticky ew
 	grid configure $w.file_pane -sticky nsew
@@ -483,7 +487,11 @@ method _read_file {fd jump} {
 } ifdeleted { catch {close $fd} }
 
 method _exec_blame {cur_w cur_d options cur_s} {
-	set cmd [list nice git blame]
+	set cmd [list]
+	if {![is_Windows] || [is_Cygwin]} {
+		lappend cmd nice
+	}
+	lappend cmd git blame
 	set cmd [concat $cmd $options]
 	lappend cmd --incremental
 	if {$commit eq {}} {