keepassxreboot/keepassxc

In German language, "New database" window is not wide enough

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#12,550 opened on Oct 8, 2025

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Description

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Brief Summary

In German language, the dialog for creating new database is not wide enough by default to show the input forms for the database-password. It is necessary to manually resize the window, which is a working work-around, but is a bit unpleasent.

The error seems to occur consistently on Windows systems - I didn't check on different plattforms.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Change the language to German, other languages may have the same problem
  2. Open the create a new database dialog ("Neue Datenbank...")
  3. Click "Weiter" up to the password dialog

Expected Versus Actual Behavior

It is expected to work as in the English original:

In German, the window looks like this:

KeePassXC Debug Information

Operating System

Windows

Linux Desktop Environment

None

Linux Windowing System

None

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
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Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Investigate the 'New database' dialog UI layout files, likely in the application's UI directory (e.g., src/gui/ or ui/). Look for QDialog or QWizard implementations that set the dialog's minimum width. Adjust the width or layout to accommodate longer German text. Test with German locale enabled.