Blocks remaining falls offscreen with dutch language setting. #721

1. 
   SkybuckFlying commented at 8:53 am on March 16, 2023: none

   Is there an existing issue for this?

   • I have searched the existing issues

   Current behaviour

   It’s difficult to see how many blocks remain to be downloaded.

   Expected behaviour

   It should be possible to see how many blocks are remaining.

   Possible solution1:

   Make message re-sizeable.
   Make message screen larger in width.
   Make message description shorter.
   Make it possible to copy & paste the text so the user can paste it elsewhere to get a better idea.
   Make the text scrollable, perhaps by using an edit box instead of label.
   Display the number of blocks remaining in a special control/edit box so that even if the text is long and overwrites it it will go under it and now over it.
   

   Initial screen:

   

   Secondary screen after a while:

   

   Steps to reproduce

   Method 1:

   1. Install bitcoin on a dutch Microsoft Windows version.
   2. Start bitcoin to download new blocks.
   

   Method 2:

   1. Change bitcoin language settings to dutch.
   2. Restart bitcoin.
   3. Try and download new blocks.
   

   Relevant log output

   No response

   How did you obtain Bitcoin Core

   Pre-built binaries

   What version of Bitcoin Core are you using?

   22.0

   Operating system and version

   Windows 7 Home Edition

   Machine specifications

   Toshiba Laptop L670 + External USB Harddisk.

2. 
   hebasto commented at 11:32 am on March 16, 2023: member

   Make message re-sizeable.

   You can still resize the main window from to

   A few additional notes.

   What version of Bitcoin Core are you using?

   22.0

   I assume you downloaded your Bitcoin Core from https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/

   If so, please be advised that the Bitcoin Core project website is https://bitcoincore.org/, where you can find the latest versions:

   • https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/
   • https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-24.0.1/
3. hebasto added the label Questions and Help on Mar 16, 2023
4. 
   SkybuckFlying commented at 2:31 pm on March 16, 2023: none

   What is the difference between the two ? confused…
5. 
   hebasto commented at 2:33 pm on March 16, 2023: member

   What is the difference between the two ? confused…

   Is your question about screenshots or about websites?

6. 
   SkybuckFlying commented at 2:35 pm on March 16, 2023: none

   I read this:

   https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/101495/is-bitcoin-org-or-bitcoincore-org-the-one-to-trust

   So it seems bitcoin core developers moved to bitcoincore.org.

   I see bitcoin.org is linking to an older version 22 ? Why is this ? any idea ?

7. 
   hebasto commented at 2:37 pm on March 16, 2023: member

   I see bitcoin.org is linking to an older version 22 ? Why is this ? any idea ?

   Perhaps, bitcoin.org maintainers have their own view on how Bitcoin clients should be updated :)

8. 
   SkybuckFlying commented at 2:38 pm on March 16, 2023: none

   I notice 22 freezes a lot, any idea if 23 is better ? :)
9. 
   hebasto commented at 2:39 pm on March 16, 2023: member

   I notice 22 freezes a lot, any idea if 23 is better ? :)

   The most recent version, which is v24.0.1 for now, is better.

   Can your initial issue be considered as resolved?

10. 
    SkybuckFlying commented at 2:42 pm on March 16, 2023: none

    I think not, it should be made such that it can display it properly… either re-size the screen such that it is default a little bit wider… or modify it somehow.

    It wasn’t clear I could resize it, perhaps I tried it and it didn’t work.

    I did try and re-size it, but I tried to resize the inner screen, not the outer screen.

    So it’s weird to have to re-size the outer screen to re-size the inner screen that makes 0% sense…

    Perhaps a “normal” window/form should be used instead of this pop-up, it clearly has usuability issues :(

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