Open dialog goes off the screen on a small screen

Bug #493928 reported by garaden
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gimp (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gimp

I'm a netbook user with a 10" screen, and GIMP's "open" and "save" dialogs go off the screen if "Select file type" is toggled. Upon toggling it back, the problem persists, and there's no way to make the dialogs smaller, not even the "resize" command in the Window Menu (only resizes horizontally).

This is on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala UNR with GIMP version 2.6.7-1ubuntu1, using GNOME desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: cfa0e67507bc45a058c51a30dd8ffb23
CheckboxSystem: 9c26adf6eed2f681ba41f94dd24c07e4
Date: Tue Dec 8 01:57:56 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
Package: gimp 2.6.7-1ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: gimp
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:5886): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:5886): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:5926): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:5989): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (Do:5969): Wnck-CRITICAL **: wnck_set_client_type got called multiple times.

Revision history for this message
garaden (matt-the-mech01) wrote :
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

confirming for lucid.

I wonder if netbooks with 1024x600 are generally a supported platform for gimp. On the other hand, I don't see an alternative, slimmed-down graphics manipulation program.

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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

I think mtpaint may be a good replacement for netbooks.

Ted (tedks)
tags: added: usability
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Olivier Mengué (dolmen) wrote :

My screen size is 1024x600 (using Ubuntu Netbook Edition) and I can not see (and click on) the bottom of the dialog, and in particular the buttons.

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