Bug#420562: gnome weather applet has fixed size window

[Craig Sanders]

Package: gnome-applets
Version: 2.14.3-6

this means that you have to scroll horizontally back and forth to
read each line of the forecast. very annoying. vertical scrolling is
acceptable, but horizontal scrolling sucks when reading text.

the window size should either be user-adjustable (with the size being
remembered after each change) OR the applet should make the window wide
enough to display the forecast without needing horizontal scroll bars.


e.g. all that displays in the window is:

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IDV10450
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Melbourne Forecast
Issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 23 April 2007

Warning Summary
Nil.

Forecast for Monday evening
Fine. Moderate to fresh east to southeast winds.

Precis:       Fine.

Forecast for Tuesday
Fine. A mainly sunny day. Moderate to fresh east to southeast wi

Precis:       Fine.                     
City:         Min 12    Max 21

Laverton:     Min 12    Max 20        Yarra Glen:    Min  6    M
Tullamarine:  Min 12    Max 20        Mt Dandenong:  Min 11    M
Watsonia:     Min 12    Max 21        Scoresby:      Min  8    M
Frankston:    Min 13    Max 20        Geelong:       Min 11    M

UV Index:     3 [moderate]. 

Wednesday     Fine.                                  Min 11    M
Thursday      Fine.                                  Min 11    M
Friday        Rain periods.                          Min 14    M
Saturday      Showers.                               Min 14    M
Sunday        Showers.                               Min 13    M
Monday        Showers mostly clearing.               Min 13    M


The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:50 pm EST Monday.
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to see the rest of each line (showing the Max temp), you have to scroll
right (and then you can no longer see the beginning of each line).


NOTE: this bug is not new to this version.  it's been around for as long as
i've been using the weather applet.  i've meant to report it as a bug before
now, but never got around to it.


craig

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