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Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.0 (Build 201104080000) Operating System = Mac OS X version 10.6.7 running on x86_64 Java; VM; Vendor = 1.6.0_24 Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 19.1-b02-334 Pom files now (as of version 7.0) get extra information displayed in the pop-up menu of currently-open files. This is very helpful to allow the user to distinguish one entry from another. However, if project names are too long, the project names are not displayed unless the user hovers over them, at which point they are displayed in truncated form. I would suggest that the truncated form should be the default (and visible) version with a longer (full length) version available with the hover action.
Created attachment 108613 [details] Menu with "hidden" project names This image shows the popup menu of open file names (all pom.xml files) with the project names displayed for those where the name is short enough. The others don't apparently have any project name assigned
Created attachment 108615 [details] menu with hover - truncated project details (expected normal, no-hover behaviour) When the user hovers over an item with no displayed name, the item *does* display a truncated project name. This truncated name should be visible at all times (and not require a hover).
Reproduced on Ubuntu in Metal and GTK L&Fs on JDK 6 and 7 using glassfish/persistence/oracle-jdbc-driver-packages/pom.xml plus some other open files, using both Ctrl-TAB and the switcher dropdown button. As reported, there are two problems: 1. While long labels are shown truncated correctly (with an ellipsis) when selected, when not selected the words that do not fit are omitted altogether and there is no ellipsis. 2. There is no tool tip of any kind to display the full text of a truncated label. The SwitcherTableItem's are correct, so it is a rendering problem. Reproducible also without involvement of Maven module, by adding items[0] = new SwitcherTableItem(new SwitcherTableItem.Activatable() {public @Override void activate() {}}, "short-name", "<html>some especially long-winded label stuffed here", null, false); to the SwitcherTable constructor. Note that when using Ctrl-TAB, the full file path is shown in the status bar, ameliorating the problem. It is the HTML display which causes problem #1. -J-Dnb.tabnames.html=false changes the behavior somewhat in that it changes the circumstances under which HTML is stripped from the label, but #1 still occurs in this mode. Adding lbl.setToolTipText(item.getHtmlName()); to prepareRenderer sorts of addresses problem #2 for mouse users (i.e. for the popup invoked via the dropdown button), though the tool tips interfere with mouse movement. The ideal behavior for #2 would be similar to what org.openide.explorer.view.ViewTooltips does - truncate unselected items, but for a long selected item, show a popup extension stretching outside the container bounds.
I think I figured out how to fix #1: core-main #2f98295966a6 (In reply to comment #3) > The ideal behavior for #2 would be similar to what > org.openide.explorer.view.ViewTooltips does Note that this utility does not currently support JTable's. If it did, and it were moved into openide.awt, that could perhaps provide a solution for #2.
Perhaps nodes / TC's could benefit from having a "short name" for this sort of thing?
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201106021001* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/2f98295966a6 User: Jesse Glick <jglick@netbeans.org> Log: #199007 (partial): use HtmlRenderer to better truncate long labels.
jano, any hints how to improve the switcher table rendering?
I think this is the same issue I was just now looking to file. In the editor, when I try to use the document switcher, I see truncated file names, and choosing one is a pita. I will attach a screen shot. Is this this same issue? If so, then I see this in 7.0.1 and in 7.1 using various look and feels.
Created attachment 115837 [details] Image showing names truncated in the document switcher popup menu
If this is in a different popup and needs to be filed separately please let me know. Thank you.
Wade - yes that is the same popup, after my fix for #1 but with no fix yet for #2. Not sure why this was assigned to UI - seems pretty clear what the desirable behavior should be (or at least what kinds of behavior would be better than what we have), less clear how to implement.
i've made some changes to document switcher popup in core-main 8b8fdf099b5d long names are now properly truncated instead of being clipped, there's also tooltip for selected item. the tooltip shows tab description not the truncated name though.