Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/12/2002 - 16:09.
Hi all,
When creating a warning, error or question dialog, I have encountered problems when the title is too long and the actual message is small.
The title gets cut-off and only partially shows. This behaviour is not same depending on the window manager.
Is there a resource that can be set so the dialog is wide enough to display the whole title or does this has to be programmatically done?
Thanks
Steve
Fri, 12/13/2002 - 12:45#1
ICS_support
Title too long with Warning Dialog.
If there is a resource, it is a window manager resource and is likely out of your control. The title is usually redundant, however, as its display can`t be guaranteed (as you`ve noticed).
Fri, 12/13/2002 - 22:58#2
Anonymous
How about...
Get the size of the Title and then set the Dialog`s width to be just a little larger than it (the title width) so that the title fits on dialog.
Mon, 12/16/2002 - 12:02#3
ICS_support
How about...
Well, yeah, but you can`t determine the title. It is under control of the window manager. If the window manager has no such resource as "fullyDisplayTitles" then you`re really out of luck.
In any case, important information shouldn`t be buried in window titles, and sufficiently important information should be brought to the user`s attention in other ways.
Wed, 12/18/2002 - 18:50#4
Anonymous
Title too long with Warning Dialog.
Thanks to all,
I had to convice our GUI designer that the title should not contain any vital information, but that did the trick.
He just wants it to look like windows.