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kdebase-workspace package

alt-tab switcher tries to correctly show browsers with extremely long titles, resulting in a skewed switcher dialog

Bug #568326 reported by Sandeep
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

Take for example the following google search:
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage+extremely+long+title+webpage&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

This results in a browser window with an extremely long title (the same as the query). After this, when you try to alt-tab, KDE shows a poorly formatted switcher dialog: in which the extremely long title is shown and ALL the other window titles (browser or otherwise) are shifted to the right, rendering them invisible... probably to accomodate the long title.

I am not able to get a screenshot, because I dont think I can screenshot with alt-tab

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: kdebase-workspace 4:4.4.2-0ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 22 15:55:43 2010
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, username)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: kdebase-workspace

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Sandeep (sandys-gmail) wrote :
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Hi there!

Thanks for reporting this bug! Your bug seems to be a problem with the KDE program itself, and not with our KDE packages. While we appreciate your issue, it would be better if it was tracked at https://bugs.kde.org, so that the KDE developers can deal with this speedily and have direct communication with you as the reporter for more effective debugging.

Thanks!

Changed in kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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