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Re: [mythtv-commits] Ticket #7983: buttonlists are truncating options in various screens/themes
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:12:30 -0000, "MythTV" <mythtv [at] cvs>
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> #7983: buttonlists are truncating options in various screens/themes
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> Reporter: skd5aner <skd5aner@…> | Owner: ijr
> Type: defect | Status: new
> Priority: minor | Milestone: 0.23
> Component: Themes | Version: 0.22-fixes
> Severity: medium | Mlocked: 0
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> I have come across several screens where a user is presented with a
> selectable option list, but the textarea/buttonlist truncates the text
to
> the point where it is hard (sometimes impossible) to distinguish the
> available options. [[BR]]
> For example, on a recording rule, within "Schedule Options" for "Dupe
> Method" I see the following options:[[BR]]
> "Match duplicates using subt..." [[BR]]
> "Match duplicates using subti..." [[BR]]
> "Match duplicates using subtitle" [[BR]]
> "Match duplicates using descr..." [[BR]]
> "Don't match duplicates"
>
>
>
> Of course, it's impossible to know the difference between the first 3
> settings based on how it is truncated in the UI. Many settings start
with
> the exact same text, and the truncation occurs prior to a
distinguishable
> point in the option.
>
>
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> I have noticed this in two themes in particular, Graphite and Terra,
but
> it may not be limited to those two. As well, just because it's in
> Graphite, I don't assume it'll be exactly the same in Terra (and vice
> versa) as I have not checked every case in each theme. I did fallback
to
> Project Grayhem to test which did not exhibit the problem.
>
>
>
> If I find any more obvious ones I run into I'll post up the offenders,
but
> here is an initial list that I hit more frequently and causes frequent
> problems:
>
>
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> - Recording Rules [[BR]]
> -- Recording Rule Details Page [[BR]]
> ** Recording Rule Options [[BR]]
> --- Schedule Options [[BR]]
> *** "Dupe Method" [[BR]]
> *** "Dupe Scope"
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>
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> - Manage Recordings [[BR]]
> -- Schedule Recordings [[BR]]
> --- Custom Record [[BR]]
> --- Store[[BR]]
> **** Buttons "Store <rule name> as a..."
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>
>
> My assumption is that several of the "basewideselector" buttonlists
don't
> try to take into account the necessary length of the options to ensure
> that a user can appropriately see enough of the text to make a
decision.
>
> Also - my resolution is at 1280x720 (100dpi)
Regarding the Blue-abstract theme I have fixed these issues already in the
latest version.
I have encountered myself that the selectors were not wide enough.
Robert S
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