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Bug 663835 - Application names are ellipsized in app menu and in search results
Application names are ellipsized in app menu and in search results
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 663725
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
: 663976 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-11-11 10:03 UTC by CoudCoud
Modified: 2011-11-13 18:06 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---



Description CoudCoud 2011-11-11 10:03:52 UTC
Hello,

When I search an application by typing its name in the activities menu, there is a description under each icon.

But this one is often truncated (e.g.:"Applications au dé…" which stands for "Applications au démarrage" - "Startup Applications" in English).

I know that English names for apps are more concise. But French, and many other languages, often use more than two or three words to describe the applications, and often need a second line to fully display it.

As there is many unused vertical space between icons, couldn't it be used to display the apps full names (always displayed, or on mouse over and keyboard selection)?

Thanks.
Comment 1 Milan Bouchet-Valat 2011-11-11 11:20:23 UTC
I can confirm there are about 5 default GNOME programs that suffer from this problem in French, and even more if you include Fedora programs (Baobab, gnome-search-tool, Vinagre, Seahorse, Evolution preferences, PackageKit-gnome, ABRT-gui, tracker-needle). Other languages are likely to be affected, since English is a particularly concise language.
Comment 2 Milan Bouchet-Valat 2011-11-13 18:05:25 UTC
*** Bug 663976 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Milan Bouchet-Valat 2011-11-13 18:06:09 UTC
Bug 663725 has a patch, marking as duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 663725 ***