valinet / valinet/ExplorerPatcher
EP-Preferences unintended page switches with some translations Bug
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Description
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- I have confirmed that this issue does not happen when ExplorerPatcher is not installed
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- I have tried my best to check existing issues
Repro ExplorerPatcher versions
ExplorerPatcher: 26100.8457.70.3
Repro Windows Versions
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8875
Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.334.0
Third-party tweak software installed
OS-installation .iso stripped using Chris Titus' Winutils WinCreator
Describe the bug
- Install EP
- Set language to German
- Select File Explorer Options "Datei-Explorer"
- Click the checkbox-toggle to the left of either "Moderne Suchleiste deaktivieren" or "Höhe der Adressleiste verkleinern"
Note: Any toggle on any page triggers the bug as long as it is positioned close enough to "Einstellungen und Dei..."
Expected outcome
- After switching to german: "Settings and uninstall" sidebar-entry shows the translated label "Einstellungen und Deinstallieren" fully.
- Clicking the toggle, toggles that respective option. Nothing else happens.
Actual outcome
- Page-selection sidebar is too small for the translation and does not scale --> second to last entry is abbreviated to "Einstellungen und Dei..."
- Clicking the toggle triggers a switch to the "Settings and uninstall" page. When returning to the page where the toggle was clicked, it does show as having been toggled, although i can't verify functionality for every affected option.
Additional info
I'm a newbie. Writing this almost took me 2 hours because I wanted to correctly follow bug-reporting convention. Sorry, if for a bug this simple, this should've been a one-liner instead
*insert "this could've been an e-mail"-meme
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Research direction
Start in the EP-Preferences interface, focusing on the German sidebar label "Einstellungen und Deinstallieren" and the nearby option toggles described in the reproduction steps. Reproduce the page switch with German enabled, then verify that the sidebar accommodates the translated label and that clicking each affected toggle stays on the current page.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100