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build 070417 1. Follow wizard steps to create Java App. 2. Press Finish button Running with fsz=16 the text at the bottom of 'New' wizard was not shown properly. In eng locale with default fsz it is ok. <elaborate on the actual problem and refer to attached gif> Assumption is that user does not need to manually resize most windows or dialogs to see all of the ui objects and information in them. Am running in pseudo localized locale in which each message/label is a bit longer than english to account for that in some locales, translations result in longer strings than in english. Also am running at fontsize 16, which is viewed as a valid font size that might be used. Resizing issues are not just related to i18n; they might show to user in english locale if they run at larger fontsize.
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Well, the pseudo localized IDE has extra long strings because there are in fact artificial messages - english + something else, in final product there will be either english or the other language, not both together. Would be good to file such issues with real values from real localization with usual font sizes.
i18n makes possible l10n to happen so we need to test it first with this kind of pseudo localized resourses. As I mentioned before, resizing issues are not just related to i18n; they might show to user in english locale if they run at larger fontsize. Also user should be able to use long names regardless of a locale and project type.
any UI is optimized for a set of given conditions, size or screen, size of fonts etc. I don't see why all messages should be completely readable under all possible conditions. This particular case is a status message that provides information about progress of something. it appears just for a limited time period and it's primary purpose is to show that there is some work in progress. I think having the 3 dots there and cutting the text is the optimal solution for this situation. what are the alternatives? 1. put the text on multiple lines 2. have the left hand side area wider. Any of these would decrease the user experience for the majority of users, especially when the message is there just for a limited time and not all users actually manage to read it. -> wontfix.