vte widget allows window to expand but not shrink

[Delan Azabani]

In the Update Manager GUI, the Applying Changes window (after download; during the installation process) can be increased in size with the window handles (when Details is shown) but not decreased. Dragging the window outwards will expand it, but you can't move back; the window can only become bigger.

[Gabe Gorelick (gabegorelick)]

Reassigning to update-manager.

[Delan Azabani (azabani)]

This is a general libvte issue. Try this:

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#!/usr/bin/env python
import gtk
import vte
if __name__ == '__main__':
 v = vte.Terminal()
 v.connect("child-exited", lambda term: gtk.main_quit())
 v.fork_command()
 window = gtk.Window()
 window.add(v)
 window.connect('delete-event', lambda window, event: gtk.main_quit())
 window.show_all()
 gtk.main()
########

The window can be expanded but not shrunk.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version. Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

[vroetman (vroetman)]

I just tested it on Natty, and it is still a problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for vte (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Stephan Sokolow (ssokolow)]

This is still a problem on 14.04 LTS in 2015. Can we get the status changed back to New?