Re: Cross Reference dialog box is wider than my screen
> On Jul 25, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > > On 07/24/2018 06:57 PM, list_em...@icloud.com wrote: >> This is an old problem that I know I filed a ticket on years ago. The dialog >> for Cross References attempts to display the entire path to the file in a >> pop-up menu, regardless of how long the file path is. At the same time, in >> an attempt to display the long pop-up menu item, the width of the dialog box >> is adjusted, apparently without limit. The width can easily exceed the width >> of the screen. The user can, with patience, drag the dialog box so that the >> right edge is visible and can thus click on OK or Cancel or Apply, but >> attempts to drag the right side of the box to the left and thus make the box >> narrower, fail, as resizing is not allowed. This behavior persists even if >> the current file path is not long, but a previously opened long file path >> remains as a pop-up option. (Why do old file names live in this menu anyway?) >> >> This isn’t how things are supposed to work. A long string for a pop-up menu >> item is supposed to be truncated and terminated with an ellipse, …, and >> hovering over the truncated string should show a tooltip with the entire >> string. > > Please file a bug report for this: https://www.lyx.org/trac/newticket https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9316 Four years ago. Jerry > > Riki > >> >> Jerry >>
Re: Cross Reference dialog box is wider than my screen (2nd attempt, w/attachment)
> On Jul 25, 2018, at 1:01 AM, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > > Am Dienstag, den 24.07.2018, 16:05 -0700 schrieb list_em...@icloud.com: >> This is an old problem that I know I filed a ticket on years ago. > > You remember which? https://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/9316 > >> The dialog for Cross References attempts to display the entire path >> to the file in a pop-up menu, regardless of how long the file path >> is. At the same time, in an attempt to display the long pop-up menu >> item, the width of the dialog box is adjusted, apparently without >> limit. The width can easily exceed the width of the screen. The user >> can, with patience, drag the dialog box so that the right edge is >> visible and can thus click on OK or Cancel or Apply, but attempts to >> drag the right side of the box to the left and thus make the box >> narrower, fail, as resizing is not allowed. This behavior persists >> even if the current file path is not long, but a previously opened >> long file path remains as a pop-up option. > > Interesting. Here (Linux, LyX 2.3.1svn), the path is truncated. Which > version of LyX is that? 2.3.0 > >> (Why do old file names live in this menu anyway?) > > These are only all opened buffers (including those opened in "hidden" > state). > >> This isn’t how things are supposed to work. A long string for a pop- >> up menu item is supposed to be truncated and terminated with an >> ellipse, …, and hovering over the truncated string should show a >> tooltip with the entire string. > > I agree. Maybe some Mac-specific problem? > > Jürgen > >> >> Jerry >> >> >>
Re: Cross Reference dialog box is wider than my screen
On 07/24/2018 06:57 PM, list_em...@icloud.com wrote: > This is an old problem that I know I filed a ticket on years ago. The dialog > for Cross References attempts to display the entire path to the file in a > pop-up menu, regardless of how long the file path is. At the same time, in an > attempt to display the long pop-up menu item, the width of the dialog box is > adjusted, apparently without limit. The width can easily exceed the width of > the screen. The user can, with patience, drag the dialog box so that the > right edge is visible and can thus click on OK or Cancel or Apply, but > attempts to drag the right side of the box to the left and thus make the box > narrower, fail, as resizing is not allowed. This behavior persists even if > the current file path is not long, but a previously opened long file path > remains as a pop-up option. (Why do old file names live in this menu anyway?) > > This isn’t how things are supposed to work. A long string for a pop-up menu > item is supposed to be truncated and terminated with an ellipse, …, and > hovering over the truncated string should show a tooltip with the entire > string. Please file a bug report for this: https://www.lyx.org/trac/newticket Riki > > Jerry >
Re: Cross Reference dialog box is wider than my screen (2nd attempt, w/attachment)
Am Dienstag, den 24.07.2018, 16:05 -0700 schrieb list_em...@icloud.com: > This is an old problem that I know I filed a ticket on years ago. You remember which? > The dialog for Cross References attempts to display the entire path > to the file in a pop-up menu, regardless of how long the file path > is. At the same time, in an attempt to display the long pop-up menu > item, the width of the dialog box is adjusted, apparently without > limit. The width can easily exceed the width of the screen. The user > can, with patience, drag the dialog box so that the right edge is > visible and can thus click on OK or Cancel or Apply, but attempts to > drag the right side of the box to the left and thus make the box > narrower, fail, as resizing is not allowed. This behavior persists > even if the current file path is not long, but a previously opened > long file path remains as a pop-up option. Interesting. Here (Linux, LyX 2.3.1svn), the path is truncated. Which version of LyX is that? > (Why do old file names live in this menu anyway?) These are only all opened buffers (including those opened in "hidden" state). > This isn’t how things are supposed to work. A long string for a pop- > up menu item is supposed to be truncated and terminated with an > ellipse, …, and hovering over the truncated string should show a > tooltip with the entire string. I agree. Maybe some Mac-specific problem? Jürgen > > Jerry > > > signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Cross Reference dialog box is wider than my screen
This is an old problem that I know I filed a ticket on years ago. The dialog for Cross References attempts to display the entire path to the file in a pop-up menu, regardless of how long the file path is. At the same time, in an attempt to display the long pop-up menu item, the width of the dialog box is adjusted, apparently without limit. The width can easily exceed the width of the screen. The user can, with patience, drag the dialog box so that the right edge is visible and can thus click on OK or Cancel or Apply, but attempts to drag the right side of the box to the left and thus make the box narrower, fail, as resizing is not allowed. This behavior persists even if the current file path is not long, but a previously opened long file path remains as a pop-up option. (Why do old file names live in this menu anyway?) This isn’t how things are supposed to work. A long string for a pop-up menu item is supposed to be truncated and terminated with an ellipse, …, and hovering over the truncated string should show a tooltip with the entire string. Jerry
