microsoft/PowerToys

[Color Picker] Long color format names are cut off, including default DECIMAL

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#25,063 opened on Mar 27, 2023

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Description

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.68.1

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

None

Area(s) with issue?

ColorPicker

Steps to reproduce

  • Enable a color format with a long name, such as Decimal.
  • Use the color picker to pick a color and open the editor.
  • Observe the name being cut off. With Decimal, this makes the label look like "DECIMAI". image

✔️ Expected Behavior

The format names shouldn't be cut off.

I think there's a couple ways this could be solved:

  • Make the column wide enough to fit some number of the widest (ascii?) character and limit the field length
  • Dynamically grow the column (and the window? currently the editor can't be resized)
  • Truncate with an ellipsis or something

❌ Actual Behavior

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Other Software

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the ColorPicker UI component and find where the format name is displayed. Consider adjusting the column width or adding ellipsis to prevent truncation.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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2
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