eclipse-theia/theia

Status bar items should have length limit

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#5,925 opened on Aug 13, 2019

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Description

Description

Now items in status bar don't have any limitation in length. If an item displays long line of text it will gone over right border and hide all the status bar items to the right of current one (left and right aligned ones, including Toggle Bottom Panel button).

On the screen below one left aligned item is gone as Toggle Bottom Panel does. java-ls

Reproduction Steps

Just add an item into status bar with a lot of text

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescripthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of TypeScriptFamiliarity with Theia's widget rendering
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75
Research direction
The issue is in the status bar rendering. Look at the status bar widget implementation, likely in `packages/status bar/src/browser/status bar.tsx`. The fix involves adding a max width or text overflow CSS property to the status bar item elements. Check existing items to ensure no breaking changes. Also review any previous attempts in the issue comments for additional context.