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Preferences Printing Option Dropdowns Too Narrow, Clip Font Names #12812

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@kkm000

Description of the Issue

In the Preferences dialog, Printing page, the drop-down boxes are too narrow to accommodate longer font names, making them indistinguishable. See the screenshot below.

Unlikely to affect screen readers

The sesquipedalian “Segoe UI Variable” font with multiple display axes presets, resulting in full display names such as “Segoe UI Variable Display Semibold” first came with Windows 11.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

  1. From the top menu bar, select Setting/Preferences…, then Print in the right pane.

  2. Scroll down any either of the two the font selection drop-down boxes, and, if you are unlucky enough, you'll find groups of fonts with indistinguishable clipped names.

    In my case, the “Segoe UI Variable Sma” fonts could have been named “…ll Semibold,” “…rt Ass On Steroids,” “…dge Instead Of Characters” and “…ck Them Bold So They Don't Do That Again.” I'm only guessing the names; all I in fact know is that they look like Segoe UI Variable and print with a different weight each.

Expected Behavior

I expected a triumphal procession through the streets of Ancient Rome, riding a black Bentley quadriga, wearing a laurel wreath, followed by elephants, lions, koalas, platypuses and other exotic animals, and the Roman citizens cheering me from both sides of the road, throwing roses and cactuses at me.

Actual Behavior

I was not granted a triumph. Of course it was M. Anthonius' jiggery-pokery! What else would you expect from this guy?!

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.4.8   (64-bit)
Build time : Dec 24 2022 - 19:40:27
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log" 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 11 (64-bit) 
OS Version : 22H2
OS Build : 22621.1105
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : 
    Comment Wrap (1.0.0.5)
    DSpellCheck (1.4.24)
    ExtSettings (1.2.1)
    HexEditor (0.9.12)
    JSMinNPP (1.2205)
    mimeTools (2.9)
    NppConverter (4.5)
    NppEditorConfig (0.4)
    NppExport (0.4)
    NppSaveAsAdmin (1.0.211)
    TakeNotes (1.2.3)
    XMLTools (3.1.1.13)

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