It seems three bugs are about the same issue : #1087520 #1206760 and #1273981. Some have insightful content.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to zenity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1087520 Title: Zenity windows get TOO HIGH when text contains many words Status in Zenity: In Progress Status in “zenity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On 11.10, 12.04, and 12.10: --info , --warning , --error windows get higher for each word which is added to the text. Seems like useless blank lines are added below the text. This is a big usability issue for applications using Zenity. Remark: with --error, the bug is 2x more important than with --info , --warning HOW TO REPRODUCE: zenity --info --text='A b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z' zenity --warning --text='A b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z' zenity --error --text='A b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z' zenity --error --text='A-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p-q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x-y-z' Examples which DON'T have the bug: zenity --question --text='A b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z' zenity --error --text='A,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/zenity/+bug/1087520/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp