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Stephen Clower <steve@gwmicro.com>Subject:
Re: Size of windows in GWConnectDate:
Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:00:34 pmHello Kostadin,
Most of the GWConnect windows should be resizeable, and we have ideas on
how to make this more flexible. Which windows are giving you problems?
Steve
On 8/9/2012 1:02 PM, Kostadin Kolev wrote:
> Hello Steve and all,
>
> After my friend has done the bulgarian translation of GWConnect and I
> tested it, I realized something about GWConnect's interface: most of its
> windows are not resizable. That could cause issues with the displaying
> of text strings in them, if the strings in question are longer than
> expected (that could happen with translations). The bulgarian
> translation of GWConnect is a good example of a translation in witch the
> non-resizable windows could be an issue. The issue is that some strings
> may be longer than the original english ones and space provided for them
> could be not enough and part of them may be hidden. If the windows were
> resizable, the user could easily increase their size so the strings
> could easily fit without part of them remaining hidden. That issue
> affects mainly partially sighted GWConnect users like me, witch may rely
> not only on a screen reader to read the screen, because as far as I
> tested it, the length of the strings and if part of them is hidden or
> not does not affect the way a screen reader reads them (at least that is
> the case with NVDA). Hope something can be done and the issue solved.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> ___
> Best wishes,
> Kostadin Kolev
--
Stephen Clower
Product support specialist & App Development
GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com
Most of the GWConnect windows should be resizeable, and we have ideas on
how to make this more flexible. Which windows are giving you problems?
Steve
On 8/9/2012 1:02 PM, Kostadin Kolev wrote:
> Hello Steve and all,
>
> After my friend has done the bulgarian translation of GWConnect and I
> tested it, I realized something about GWConnect's interface: most of its
> windows are not resizable. That could cause issues with the displaying
> of text strings in them, if the strings in question are longer than
> expected (that could happen with translations). The bulgarian
> translation of GWConnect is a good example of a translation in witch the
> non-resizable windows could be an issue. The issue is that some strings
> may be longer than the original english ones and space provided for them
> could be not enough and part of them may be hidden. If the windows were
> resizable, the user could easily increase their size so the strings
> could easily fit without part of them remaining hidden. That issue
> affects mainly partially sighted GWConnect users like me, witch may rely
> not only on a screen reader to read the screen, because as far as I
> tested it, the length of the strings and if part of them is hidden or
> not does not affect the way a screen reader reads them (at least that is
> the case with NVDA). Hope something can be done and the issue solved.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> ___
> Best wishes,
> Kostadin Kolev
--
Stephen Clower
Product support specialist & App Development
GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com
