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Bug 109158 - I18N - steps numbering of new file or project wizrds seems confusing when multiple step lines
Summary: I18N - steps numbering of new file or project wizrds seems confusing when mul...
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Dialogs&Wizards (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Jiri Rechtacek
URL:
Keywords: I18N
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-07-09 18:27 UTC by Ken Frank
Modified: 2008-12-22 13:29 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description Ken Frank 2007-07-09 18:27:50 UTC 
This is not an i18n issue only, but might seem more evident when other characters are used
and when translated words are longer than of english, which can be common for some
languages.

In nb 55, the step number of a new project/file wizard was done next to the first characters
of that step description, even if the words of the step were on more than one line;
for nb6, it seems there is an approach of putting the step number in the middle graphically
of the text; for text that shows on 2 lines, the number is in between the 2 lines; for text that shows
on 3 lines, the number is next to the middle line of text.

see first attached gif for comparison of nb 5 and nb6; this is not related to use of multibyte characters;
see second gif for proof of that.

2nd gif has the Choose Project  word be longer without use of multibyte, to prove that this
happens even if ascii chars are used.


Is this numbering approach preferred over way it was done in the past ? 
It seems like it could be confusing as to seeing what step text goes with which step number.
Comment 1 Ken Frank 2007-07-09 18:28:34 UTC 
Created attachment 44836 [details]
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Comment 2 Ken Frank 2007-07-09 18:30:12 UTC 
Created attachment 44837 [details]
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Comment 3 Ken Frank 2007-07-09 18:33:01 UTC 
This has been seen with all project types; the project in the gifs is just used as an example.

I dont know if all project types implement separately their own placing of the labels
with the step numbers or if there is common code/api that handles this.

ken.frank@sun.com
Comment 4 Josef Pavlicek 2007-07-10 14:10:13 UTC 
Hi Ken,
thanks for this ISSUE. We will solve it as soon as possible.
Josef Pavlicek
Comment 5 Ken Frank 2007-08-27 02:40:33 UTC 
I realize I did not mark it with nb6 when it was filed but nb5.

Also, it seems that it is an issue and not enhancement, since it can impact clarify
of wizard for users (this did not happen in nb5.x), especially when strings are longer
than en which can be common for translated ones. 

I really think its a p2 kind of issue in that sense; let me know if it should be changed.

Can it be fixed for nb6 ? (not needed for beta).

ken.frank@sun.com
Comment 6 Ken Frank 2007-09-19 15:44:40 UTC 
this is being seen by other teams, even using non pseudo localized, but using a larger font
(that is, seen when running in english locale.

thus am changing it to p2, since it really does seem like a p2 kind of issue ui wise.

ken.frank@sun.com
Comment 7 Jiri Rechtacek 2007-10-16 14:52:43 UTC 
Checking in WizardDescriptor.java;
/shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/dialogs/src/org/openide/WizardDescriptor.java,v  <--  WizardDescriptor.java
new revision: 1.54; previous revision: 1.53
done
Comment 8 Ken Frank 2008-03-06 21:22:05 UTC 
verifying in recent nb 6.1 build, using pseudo localized nb.

ken.frank@sun.com