Comment 7 for bug 293358
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| su_v (suv-lp) wrote Re: The right panel is often too wide and not shrinkable | #7 |
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> Attached patch reduces the Fill/Stroke dialog width by
> making the stroke marker font smaller (…)
Nice idea :-)
(I had shortened the names of the stock markers as workaround to have a more compact initial view of 'Fill & Stroke', but I'll reconsider reverting those changes for my local builds if this patch gets committed…)
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> (…) (same size as the units menu).
The unit selector dropdown uses different font sizes in different places - wouldn't it be more consistent to use the same (smaller) font size for the unit selector e.g. in the tool controls bars, too?
I'm not sure what has priority (usability- or HIG-wise): using the same font size for all widgets with dropdown/popup menus per the toolbar/dialog, or use the same font size in every instance of the same widget if used in different contexts?
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> The min width of the Fill/Stroke dialog is currently determined
> by the width of the stroke markers combo boxes.
Often, the translated strings of widget labels are what actually cause the final width to be "wider" than expected (in the screenshot from comment #1, the minimal width was determined by the french translations of the labels of the tabs (this has been changed since, to use more compact translations); with German UI language, the translations for 'start-
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> Alternatively the marker names could be ellipsized.
Do you recall any specific reason you chose not to when asked about it earlier, in bug #973195 (comment #7-8)?