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[gouri <stephane.gourichon_lpad@xxxxxxx>]

Here is a suggestion that would solve once and for all the problem.
It is simple yet it would ensure ubiquity is always usable (even in locales with long strings, complicated partition setups or whatever situation), while giving designers some room to breathe.

The suggestion is: between the ubiquity window and the top ubiquity
widget (whatever it is), insert a ScrolledWindow
(https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkScrolledWindow.html). That
will automatically show scrollbars when and only when the actual window
is too small.

You can see a mockup of the solution. I'm not claiming it is perfectly
elegant. It just turns a situation where Ubiquity is impossible to use
into a solution where Ubiquity can be used just by using the scrollbars
as needed.

Was this already discussed ? Are there any drawbacks ? Thank you for
your feedback.

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Title:
  Ubiquity dialogues too large for 800x600 display

Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV:
  Won't Fix
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubiquity” package in Baltix:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When I booted, I was presented with a resolution in 640x480.  It was
  my _only_ option for some reason (will probably file a bug on that,
  too).  But I was exploring, and decided to check out the installer for
  Ubuntu.  Well, the only thing I could see was that it was
  experimental.  The window was too big for any of the buttons I'm
  guessing were hidden off the screen.

  //edit: installer is unusable even in 800x600

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