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[David Planella <david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx>]

** Also affects: ubuntu-translations
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975018

Title:
  unity: length restrictions shortcut overlay translations

Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  New
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The lengtyh of the strings shown in the unity help overlay (hold down
  the super/windows key) is restricted, but this is not clear to
  translators. On my screen (1400x900) the restrictions appear as
  follows:

  The shortcut column: 22 characters
  The explanation column: 42 characters

  As far as I can tell all these translations are located in
  plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp.

  It would be nice if 
  1) The size of the overlay would automatically adapt to the length of the longest strings.

  or, easier
  2) If a comment for translators could be placed in the pot files at relevant strings. For example:
  #Translators: the translations must not exceed 22/42 characters, or they will be truncated

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: unity 5.8.0-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,regex,move,vpswitch,mousepoll,snap,grid,imgpng,resize,place,animation,resizeinfo,wall,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,session,fade,expo,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
  Date: Fri Apr  6 12:08:16 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-10 (26 days ago)

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