Settings - general - improve language combobox

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Settings - general - improve language combobox

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XnViewMP 1.6.5 64bit
Windows11 (22H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%


Settings - general - language
elements of the language combobox look sloppy

Suggestion
  • cleanup Language combobox items
    • simplify Language naming to 'English separator[space/dash] National'
      name in national language can be in round brackets, eg
      [fi] Suomi,SeppoK →
      Finnish - Suomi OR Finnish (Suomi)
    • remove flags
      in current state (real proportions), they break grid line, resulting in an unkempt appearance
      flags either have to be unified in proportions (see ReNamer, all flags are 16x11 px) or removed
    • remove language code
      this is unnecessary information here
    • remove translators
      with all due respect, combobox menu is not a place for credits, they are already listed in About>Credits
  • show all list items at once


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Re: Settings - general - improve language combobox

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I only use English, but this is a good step towards making the interface clean.

A lot of your other advice is also valid, even if I don't write it under every post.
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Re: Settings - general - improve language combobox

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better like that
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Re: Settings - general - improve language combobox

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looks good, few things though:
  • AZ sort by name
  • add space before round bracket (
  • change
    • Portuguese
      I would try to fit it to avoid cropping, something from other apps in Example
    • Chinese
      Traditional Chinese → Chinese Traditional
      Simplified Chinese → Chinese Simplified
      Traditional Chinese (some long national name) → (short national name), like in other apps in Example
    • Polish, national name
      poski → Polski
    • Slovenian, national name
      Slovenian → Slovenščina
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Re: Settings - general - improve language combobox

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To increase readability add a space before the parenthesis:

[FLAG] German (Deutsch)
[FLAG] Blablabla (Blablabla)
[FLAG] Blah (Blah)
[FLAG] ... (...)

Even if they aren't aligned, that's fine too.
Usually the language is only set once, so that's fine.
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See issue for current status and some details.
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This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.7.0. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.
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Re: Settings - general - improve language combobox

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OK in 1.7.0!
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