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Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201201110601) Java: 1.7.0_02; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 22.0-b10 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on x86; Cp1252; en_US (nb) User directory: C:\Users\g.tzabari\.netbeans\dev Cache directory: C:\Users\g.tzabari\.netbeans\dev\var\cache 1. Load a project 2. Create a build configuration with a long name, in my case I use: "windows-i386-vs10-debug" 3. Notice how the configuration name combo-box cuts off the active configuration name. 4. Notice how the configuration name is cut off even when you click on the combo-box. Expected behavior: The combo-box should grow to accommodate its contents, at the very least when it is expanded.
Created attachment 115406 [details] screenshot of config dropdown list in main toolbar of NB71
Arguably this is not a defect, the size of Config dropdown list in main toolbar is limited by design. Growing its size within the toolbar dynamically is impossible as it would damage user experience elsewhere. Making the default size larger is theoretically possible, but the current size limit has its meaning following from the variation of systems on which NB runs - in some cases screen width is a problem and we need to ensure that the complete toolbar fits in in all supported cases. Another point is that the request to be able to get to the full configuration name somehow quick is reasonable. Very long configuration names now indeed are cut off even when the drop-down list is open. Therefore I am changing this issue to Enhancement request, so that some way is found to display full names. Passing to project people for further evaluation. Options to consider in my view all relate to the open state of the drop-down list - then if there are too long items, these can be displayed in full when mouse over, or a hint with full length name can be displayed as is the case with Project paths when mouse over Project name in Project window. However, the hint when Config drop-down list is not open should remain as it is to keep consistency with other hints in main toolbar.
I agree with your proposed solution. The only thing I would add is that unlike project names, we always have enough space to display the configuration name when the list is open (since expanded lists display on top of everything else and this list has a lot of space to its right) so it might make sense to just display the full names in this case.
Clearly the desired behavior is to just make the popup as wide as it needs to be. Unfortunately I am not sure in Swing how to do that. According to [1] it is not easy but there are some workarounds. [1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/956003/how-can-i-change-the-width-of-a-jcombobox-dropdown-list
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