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gnome-control-center package

Shortcut descriptions truncated

Bug #933761 reported by Sam_
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gnome-control-center
Fix Released
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

This is the case for all longer descriptions of shortcuts.
Example.
Open system-settings -> keyboard -> tab shortcuts -> screenshots
The description of recently added shortcuts isn't visible in full length. (screenshot; ignore the shadows) Added a cleaner screenshot.
Basically the window isn't resizable, it even ignores ccsm window size rules.
No tooltip available to clarify description.

Expected.
Add tooltip on mouse hover which displays description in full length.
In the long term rather allow window to be resizable which may also solve truncated string length on main window or when using custom fonts and size.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.3.5-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 16 21:49:51 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120204)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.1-0ubuntu2
 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu1
 indicator-datetime 0.3.1-0ubuntu5

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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :
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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :
description: updated
Sam_ (and-sam)
summary: - New 'screenshots' shortcuts description truncated
+ Shortcuts descriptions truncated
description: updated
Sam_ (and-sam)
summary: - Shortcuts descriptions truncated
+ Shortcut descriptions truncated
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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :

Diff of upstream mockup and real shortcut UI.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/871994/+attachment/2747102/+files/mockup-real-diff.png

Mockup source.
https://live.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Keyboard

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-control-center:
importance: Unknown → High
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :

After recent unity updates there is a worse case example of g-c-c UI and it's components.
Afaik and in fact HUD appears with <Alt>-key.
Beside that the shortcut is wrong in g-c-c (983116):
- with german locale, the description in g-c-c [Component: Keyboard] says something about what HUD should do by <Alt+L> (screenshot-de)
- a user can only guess what alt+l is supposed to do, in particular may ask what is HUD anyway
- open g-c-c in a terminal with prefix LANG=C and it will display a readable description about the shortcut (screenshot-en)

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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :
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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :

Add #4
Sorry, the -de image wasn't uploaded or can't be read appearantly due to question mark. The image is available there.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/983116/+attachment/3077635/+files/HUD-to-do-what-de.png

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-control-center:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Sam_ (and-sam)
tags: added: xenial
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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :

Still no change in Xenial Unity.
$ apt policy unity-control-center
unity-control-center:
  Installiert: 15.04.0+16.04.20160705-0ubuntu1
  Installationskandidat: 15.04.0+16.04.20160705-0ubuntu1

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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :
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Paul White (paulw2u) wrote :

Upstream bug closed "RESOLVED FIXED" on 2016-09-08
New panel design introduced version 3.22
Verified ok with Ubuntu 18.04 and g-c-c 3.28.2
Marking "Fix Released" to close

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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