Add Group - dialog: width is to small for text/font

[buhtz]

I am using JabRef 3.8 (linux 4.9.0-towo.1-siduction-686 i386 Java 1.8.0_111) on Debian GNU/Linux unstable (Siduction Linux) with XFCE as desktop environment. The version of the deb-package is 3.8+ds-2.

The "Add Group" dialog has a fixed width (what is a bug for itself) and it is to small to show all text. Please see the screenshot and look at "Hirarchical context".

My appearance settings look like this

I can not say which font is used in that dialog. I haven't modified any font settings in XFCE.

I first discussed that topic in the Forum where I was told to open a bug report here.

[matthiasgeiger]

Just again verified on my windows machine: Not a problem here - neither for standard windows look-and-feel, nor for MetalLookAndFeel - seems to be dependent on Linux - or even a more specific problem.

[buhtz]

I agree and think the same that it depends on the used desktop environment or window manager.

But I think at this point the view direction should be modified. JabRef use a plattform independent programming language. But the GUI (is it swing?) is used a way that it break this independency.

I would recommend a two-point solution.

1. Make the dialog resizable like the other dialogs (e.g. Preferences), too.
2. Make the text in the dialog wrapping automaticly.

btw: The Preference dialog doesn't wrap text, too. Does this behaviour depend on Swing? I am wondering that it is not default.

[matthiasgeiger]

JLabel, which is the standard Swing component for this, does not wrap texts which are too long.

[buhtz]

I see. Then it is a "bug" there. But it is oracle and it would waste of time to open a bug report about that.

Alternativly you could cut the strings in that two JLabels. It is to much. Add the extra (explaining) text into tool tips.

[koppor]

JavaFX?

[buhtz]

An easie solution would be to make the dialog itself resizable.

[buhtz]

Part of the problem is fixed in 5.* dev version. All strings (in english and german) are completly fit to the dialog.

But the dialog itself is not resizable.

[Siedlerchr]

The dialog needs to be converted to javafx as well. Tracked in #3861

[tobiasdiez]

This should be fixed in the latest development version. Could you please check the build from http://builds.jabref.org/master/. Thanks! Please remember to make a backup of your library before trying-out this version.