language selector text cut off in abiword

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu Package testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1484785

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Launch abiword
2. Right-click on empty space(in the document itself)
3. Click Set Language
4. There is the graphical error...

Expected results:
I should be able to change the language in that menu.

Actual results:
There is a graphical error that makes it so you cannot set the language.

Affects:
Abiword version 3.0.1, Lubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Alpha.

Note: under Affects, I use i386

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1484785

This error is not seen in ubuntu-MATE when adding the application to that flavour. The language window appears as expected.

Not a theme problem. Tested with several ones, same problem.

The issue also appears in Ubuntu Wily.

I re-installed abiword (version 3.0.0-4ubuntu1.1) in Lubuntu 14.04 LTS but this bug does not occur there.
So either the update in abiword to 3.0.1-4 or the update in openbox (3.5.2-6 to 3.6.1-1) may have caused this bug.

I installed abiword on Debian 8 and also here this bug does not occur.
Versions:
Abiword 3.0.0-8+b1
Openbox 3.5.2-8

Abiword 3.0.1-4 installed on Xubuntu Xenial (w/o Openbox) does not show this bug either.

Abiword 3.0.1 on Lubuntu Xenial (build 20151220) shows this bug.

I had a look at Manjaro LXDE 16.03 released a few days ago. This is using Openbox 3.6.1. and Abiword 3.0.1 so the same as for Lubuntu Xenial. This bug was not present in the live session. Checking the version of Abiword in Manjaro LXDE there was no error message, but for L. Xenial the attached error was shown. So maybe this bug is not an Openbox nor Abiword issue.

Confirmed in Lubuntu Xenial 20160409.

I'm pushing a possible fix in https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-dev/+archive/ubuntu/staging (abiword_3.0.1-6ubuntu1~ppa1). Let me know if it's better with this version (it will be available in a few minutes, time to build it).

Den 2016-04-10 kl. 12:36, skrev Julien Lavergne:
> I'm pushing a possible fix in https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-
> dev/+archive/ubuntu/staging (abiword_3.0.1-6ubuntu1~ppa1). Let me know
> if it's better with this version (it will be available in a few minutes,
> time to build it).
>

Yes, I think it works :-)

See the attachment - created after installing your version via the PPA.

Best regards
Nio

This bug was fixed in the package abiword - 3.0.1-6ubuntu1

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abiword (3.0.1-6ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/fix_language_dialog.patch:
   - Force the size of the scrollwindows, to actually show the languages
     (LP: #1484785).

 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Mon, 16 May 2016 15:37:33 +0200

Thanks Jeremy :-) I didn't see it last time I checked for this bug on the bug tracker. This workaround could be replaced by the actual upstream fix for the next upload.

Is OK now in Lubuntu Yakkety but has not been fixed in L 16.04 LTS.

@Henk it needs an SRU, I'll make one

Simon, I already prepared the SRU. I just need it sponsored (my debdiff is attached to bug 1432271 ).

@Jeremy Thanks, nevermind then. :)

Hello Nairwolf, or anyone else affected,

Accepted abiword into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Nairwolf, or anyone else affected,

Accepted abiword into wily-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/3.0.1-4ubuntu0.15.10.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

This is fixed on Xenial.

Works for me and see previous comment.

This bug was fixed in the package abiword - 3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1

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abiword (3.0.1-6ubuntu0.16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * abiword-common.install:
    - Install telepathy client. Fixes Abiword autostarting a blank
      document on log in when Empathy is installed and configured
      with Online Accounts. Thanks Alban Browaeys for identifying the cause.
      (LP: #1432271)
  * 0005_language-dialog-scroll.patch:
    - Fix unusable "Set Language" dialog (LP: #1484785)
  * 0009_clean-svg-icon.patch:
    - Fix Abiword high resolution app icon (as used by Unity or GNOME Shell)
      (LP: #1586708)

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 22:58:12 -0400

The verification of the Stable Release Update for abiword has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.