Bug 128090

Summary: delete dialog is too small to display file names
Product: [Applications] konqueror Reporter: Marcel Partap <mpartap>
Component: generalAssignee: Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: per.angstrom
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
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Attachments: Screenshot of too small dialog box
increase the maximum width of messageboxes to 80% of screen width.
example deletion box with long file names..

Description Marcel Partap 2006-05-26 20:41:19 UTC 
Version:           3.5.2 (using KDE 3.5.2, Gentoo)
Compiler:          Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.16-gentoo-r3

ok it could be argued if bigger equals better, but imho it's stupid to not resize the dialog to display all files and full file names if possible... make it resize the dialog up to 75% of screen width/height or so, that should be fine(r) ;)
Comment 1 Per Ångström 2008-10-18 20:06:32 UTC 
In KDE 4.1.2 the Delete Files dialog is still too small, so to be able to see what files I'm about to delete I have to resize it, every time. Most annoying!
Comment 2 Per Ångström 2008-10-18 20:07:34 UTC 
Created attachment 28008 [details]
Screenshot of too small dialog box
Comment 3 Marcel Partap 2009-02-08 23:14:55 UTC 
Created attachment 31134 [details]
increase the maximum width of messageboxes to 80% of screen width.

Just testing it on trunk this has improved, the dialog width adapts now to the content that is to be displayed - but maximum is capped at 50% of screen width without good reason. This patch lets the dialog expand to take up to 80% of screen width - certainly better a wide dialog than the need to scroll to see all information.
Comment 4 Marcel Partap 2009-03-17 21:59:50 UTC 
Created attachment 32214 [details]
example deletion box with long file names..

Running the posted patch since a month with no problems, looks mcuh better now ;)
Comment 5 Marcel Partap 2009-04-27 11:33:57 UTC 
SVN commit 959810 by mpartap:

make kmessageboxes expand up to 85% of screen width (instead of 50%)
BUG: 128090
BUG: 179294


 M  +7 -6      kmessagebox.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=959810