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Bug 614792 - Application menu should show tooltip with Application Name and Comment
Application menu should show tooltip with Application Name and Comment
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 636655
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.29.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-04-04 06:28 UTC by Sam K. Raju
Modified: 2010-12-27 13:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Truncated Application Name (509.17 KB, image/png)
2010-04-04 06:28 UTC, Sam K. Raju 		Details

Description Sam K. Raju 2010-04-04 06:28:49 UTC 
Created attachment 157853 [details]
Truncated Application Name

Currently the Application menu shows a truncated name of the application as shown in the attachment. If there are more than one application that starts with the same name like OpenOffice Writer, OpenOffice Calc, etc then application name is shown as 'OpenOffic...'.Its not easy for a user to start a correct application unless he knows the 'Application Icons'.

It would be better to have a tooltip that is visible on placing the mouse on the application icon and shows the application name and comment.
Comment 1 Colin Walters 2010-12-27 13:47:09 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 636655 ***