Menu continues to grow wide

[derekdickerson]

I have noticed that the menu continues to grow wide is there any way to fix this?

http://imgur.com/Z7FUdLZ

thank you!

[corbin-auriti]

Looks like some items in your menu have long names, I experience this as well, I will see what I can do to fix it.

[derekdickerson]

Thank you so much I actually shortened the names and description thinking it was that and it actually got wider

http://imgur.com/kNhmyMk

[ghost]

Simple force to have a max-width on the style of applicationBox to be consider the max value that do not look bad.

Change this:

    _onApplicationButtonRealized: function(actor) {
        if (actor.get_width() > this._applicationsBoxWidth){
            this._applicationsBoxWidth = actor.get_width();
            this.applicationsBox.set_width(this._applicationsBoxWidth + 42); // The answer to life...
        }
    },

by this one

   _onApplicationButtonRealized: function(actor) {
        if ((actor.get_width() > this._applicationsBoxWidth)&&(actor.get_width() < MAX_APP_BOX_WIDTH)) {
            this._applicationsBoxWidth = actor.get_width();
            this.applicationsBox.set_width(this._applicationsBoxWidth + 42); // The answer to life...
        }
    },

Define MAX_APP_BOX_WIDTH relative to the the screen resolution, because can look different on differents resolutions...

@derekdickerson test this https://github.com/lestcape/Configurable-Menu/archive/master.zip, maybe this will be resolve your problem just for now...while it's found the best solution to the problem of the official cinnamon menu.

[derekdickerson]

@lestcape I saw Configurable menu I will try it and see how well it does. Can I change that code that you suggested if so what file? Thank you!

[ghost]

The code not work... The code it's only some incomplete idea... I only suggest where the change are needed and what can be done, but this example not work. The value of MAX_APP_BOX_WIDTH need to be numeric not a variable. I'm sure that the problem that you have can be fixed with this change, but i don't sure that this change have the best solution, and i not sure that this change can not affected another menu options, or cause another problems... If you don't have a problem with a windows menu you also can download this applet: http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/168

[ghost]

I resolve the problem on the first applet that i send you, because allow to the user to set the value of maximun width of the application in the settings, on other words you can control the value of MAX_APP_BOX_WIDTH on settings, but i also was changed more things on this menu like you can see...

[ghost]

I think, that this was resolved on this commit of @clefebvre :

https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/commit/7387d0edd8cb8a4d4012de178c612659848f68d0

[anandrkris]

@derekdickerson > Could you please check if this issue still occurs in latest Cinnamon 2.2? Please close if this is fixed.

[mtwebster]

I think I may have accidentally fixed the original problem in this issue here: https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/commit/7a3d98c7146dd37bdc321ffeb2d8fdc2e2c34d3f

[ghost]

@mtwebster I don't know if the cause of the menu size growing when you change the theme will also be the recently buttons... But, there are some user that detected this problem... So could close the issues also if this are solved... like that https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/3229

[derekdickerson]

This isn't resolved its based off application description I can make the entire menu without ever installing a theme stay the entire width of the screen. I was able to make it go long with editing LibreOffice Impress's description.

[ghost]

@derekdickerson yes you have rigth, this is not the solution for this problem... but could help in the another issues that i commented. You test this https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/commit/7387d0edd8cb8a4d4012de178c612659848f68d0 pull? This pull make a limit to the size of app description... You can change the max value in this line:

const MAX_BUTTON_WIDTH = "max-width: 20em;";

And then save and restar cinnamon... This change not resolve the problem?

[mtwebster]

I'm saying this is fixed in current development version, not stable.

[ghost]

@mtwebster the problem that he see it's not related with recently files, is relate with the description of the application. With your change, cinnamon menu now works similar to Configurable Menu(without realize event)... But you can not be able to determine and cut in the size of user want, because all user want a different size...

Edit: is related with the description of the application is related with the size of the name of applications (some name are really long)

[mtwebster]

I can make the description as long as I want, and the menu does not grow.. I didn't fix that particular problem, someone did it a while back. What I did fix is the menu gradually growing over time due to reloads, apps installed, etc..

[mtwebster]

Could be it's not really 'fixed' I suppose, I'll look and see what is controlling that to make sure it's relatively intelligent, but I don't want to go overboard fixing widths and limiting stuff like this, you have to expect a certain amount of sanity from desktop files.

[ghost]

@mtwebster I agree with you... But the true is that if you cut a name, some user will say why the name is cut? and if not, then they want to say, why the menu it's to long.... And the middle case that some names are cut, they can say why the name are cut and also the size of menu it's really big... There are not an standard size for application names, so not feel bad for this, have not solution.

[ghost]

@derekdickerson, @clefebvre introduced a MAX_BUTTON_WIDTH that could be adjusted to the the size that user want... The only problem will be that need to be edit directly in the applet file... I personally tested this, and it's working... So, i don't see that this issue need to be reopend... In all case a feature request to change this value in the menu settings...

[ghost]

@mtwebster: "What I did fix is the menu gradually growing over time due to reloads, apps installed, etc" I know, this is why you can close this: https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/3229

See where this was detected: https://plus.google.com/104912934147790631255/posts/W7dbRoLcGiG https://plus.google.com/104912934147790631255/posts/j6H7ZomGkya

See recently for other users: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=208&t=179419

[derekdickerson]

http://i.imgur.com/egGrb9G.png

[echozio]

https://d.maxfile.ro/icgfuinspw.png get on my level probably because i avoid restarting my computer or logging out at all costs