349436 - Adding startup options shouldn't break appearance pane

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[Stefan [:stefanh]]

Spun-off from bug 341949. One option is to lay out the checkboxes in two columns.

Comment 1

[Robert Kaiser]

This may not be trivial to do, but I think it would be worth it, not only because it's less likely that text gets cut off, but it also would look much better to not have such a big empty space in that groupbox at the top.

Comment 2

[Serge Gautherie (:sgautherie)]

(Filter "spam" on 'prefs-nobody-20080612'.)

Comment 3

[Robert Kaiser]

Stefan, how much is this still true on trunk?

Comment 4

[Stefan [:stefanh]]

Well, since this is about eliminating the risk of startup options breaking the pane and it's possible to overlay a bunch of additional items, it's still true. But the pane isn't cut-of atm (mac classic).

Comment 5

[Robert Kaiser]

Hmm, it can never be eliminated completely, unless we hide it in a popup or so, the risk can only be reduced. And I think the risk is currently reduced enough that a bit can be added/overlayed there, right?

Comment 6

[Stefan [:stefanh]]

I'm fine with closing this as wontfix, since comment #1 indicates that it's not trivial and I don't think it's worth the effort.

Comment 7

[Robert Kaiser]

OK, let's make it WONTFIX then, as nobody objected in a month :)