[Bug]: Web GUI design in DE locale
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bug
design
feature: authentication
feature: files
feature: language/translations (l10n/i18n)
- Dominant language
- PHP
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Description
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
- I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
Web GUI design in DE locale of main log-in to be corrected.
Tool tip text is ill placed.
Steps to reproduce
- NC 28.0.7
- macOS 13.6.7 Intel with Safari Version 17.5 (18618.2.12.111.5, 18618)
- Browse the Web GUI main log-in page
Expected behavior
- Tool tip text should show when selected only
- Tool tip text should be shortened to fit into tip box independent from tip in text field
Installation method
Community Manual installation with Archive
Nextcloud Server version
28
Operating system
Debian/Ubuntu
PHP engine version
PHP 8.2
Web server
Apache (supported)
Database engine version
MariaDB
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
Upgraded to a MAJOR version (ex. 28 to 29)
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
None
What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
Configuration report
No response
List of activated Apps
No response
Nextcloud Signing status
No response
Nextcloud Logs
No response
Additional info
No response
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the Nextcloud web GUI main login page and reproduce the tooltip behavior in the DE locale using the reported Safari environment. Done means the tooltip appears only when selected and its text is shortened so it fits within the tooltip box independently of the text-field hint.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- design, frontend, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100