Improvement of the User Preferences menu.

[Oleg-Chashko]

Why I think so:

1. These lines are very long.
2. When you open a setting from these lines, there is a lot of empty space.

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Maybe you want to shorten them a little?
To be honest, I don't really like this option either.
But long ones are also not beautiful.
Example:

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Maybe it would be better this way?
Example:

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P.S.: I'm sorry for interrupting. If you don't want to, please delete the topic. Thanks.

[gingerbeardman]

Your prefs window is very wide.

Mine is only as wide as the icons in the toolbar:

[oscargong]

It's even worse on my side, I cannot view the entire list of tabs on the same time, and this windows is not size adjustable.

[Oleg-Chashko]

Your prefs window is very wide.

Mine is only as wide as the icons in the toolbar:

@gingerbeardman
Keka v.1.2.4 (4287)
This came along with the macOS Big Sur design.
You're not on macOS Big Sur.
And because of this, a different design of windows.
This window is not adjustable in width.

[Oleg-Chashko]

It's even worse on my side, I cannot view the entire list of tabs on the same time, and this windows is not size adjustable.

@oscargong
You have macOS Big Sur. And you've installed Keka from the App Store.
I downloaded from github.com and I have no such problem.
I have this window wider than necessary.

[aonez]

@Oleg-Chashko provably you've opened Keka in German or Russian that use longer strings and the width stayed for English.

@oscargong I wasn't expecting that, even did a method that calculates the minimum width in every language to fit all buttons...

@gingerbeardman this is what I'm seen too 😂 no Big Sur for my normal day.

This windows is prepared to be resized so I'll enable it for the next revision and check all languages fit all buttons and longer languages don't get too wide.

Thanks to all!

[Oleg-Chashko]

Joke: We must write correctly "macOS bug Sur"

[Oleg-Chashko]

@aonez

@Oleg-Chashko provably you've opened Keka in German or Russian that use longer strings and the width stayed for English.

Did the test:

1. Deleted Keka -> Cleaned up the remaining Keka files in macOS.
2. Installing Keka -> Language German -> First launch of Keka.
   Result:
   Stretched horizontally from the first launch.
   Question:
   The language did not switch but is there an error?

[Oleg-Chashko]

This same experience only the system language is English, Keka's first launch.

[Oleg-Chashko]

This same experience only the system language is Russian, Keka's first launch.

[Oleg-Chashko]

@aonez

Provably you've opened Keka in German or Russian that use longer strings and the width stayed for English.

This theory has not been confirmed.

[aonez]

@Oleg-Chashko this is definitely in Russian and German translation (and maybe others) that have very long strings. No need to delete Keka, simply the defaults:

defaults remove com.aone.keka

For example in German, as soon as you open the Compression pane it resizes to fit the "Use parent folder..." check.

I'm fixing this and @oscargong issue by making the Preferences windows resizable.

[aonez]

Just noticed the advanced window toolbar is showing the labels by default in bug Sur...

Also @Oleg-Chashko there was an issue as well with the width, just affecting Big Sur as well.

I've fixed all of those in this build: Keka-v1.2.5-r4304

[Oleg-Chashko]

@aonez
I'll check it now and answer later.

[Oleg-Chashko]

I do not know what to say. ʅ(°‿°)ʃ
It works well. But in my heart I want something else.
But I wanted to leave the normal fixed size of the settings window.
And so that long lines from one line form two lines.

[aonez]

But I wanted to leave the normal fixed size of the settings window.

I prefer fixed too. Most probably will revert this change.

And so that long lines from one line form two lines.

Checkbox buttons are single line only...

What I can try is somehow center label-popupbuttons like Apple does in its preferences:

[Oleg-Chashko]

Hi @aonez

When you move the slider, the window is also stretched horizontally.

P.S.: I switched to English, so as not to shake my nervous system. :)

[aonez]

@Oleg-Chashko not sure what you're seeing there, I don't see the window resizing. Same in Big Sur.

[Oleg-Chashko]

@aonez
Germany language:
Screen Recording 2020-12-09 at 14.21.01.mov.zip
Screen Recording 2020-12-09 at 14.19.48.mov.zip

[Oleg-Chashko]

@aonez
I apologize for not indicating which language at once.

[aonez]

I'm not sure if fixing the size to fit the longest string or limiting the size of that label and truncate the string...

And probably limiting the size and truncating the string is the best idea because it will work with all translations

[aonez]

Even using an smaller font size it does not fit without being too wide...

[Oleg-Chashko]

Yes, I understand you perfectly. To ask localizers to translate as compactly as possible in certain places, I think it is possible. Remove unnecessary words for localizers if possible. There is a problem with the German and Bulgarian languages, if I am not mistaken, perhaps in other languages.

[Oleg-Chashko]

And probably limiting the size and truncating the string is the best idea because it will work with all translations.

Totally agree with you!

[Oleg-Chashko]

As a possible solution to this problem. On Hovering the cursor, a window with the full text would pop up.

[Oleg-Chashko]

@aonez
Example:
Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse.

[aonez]

I've refined the Preferences window size so it does not need to be resizable for 1.2.19.

[Oleg-Chashko]

Checked, ok.

• Keka v.1.2.50 (4808)
• macOS v.12.0.1 (21A559)

Topic closed. Thank you.