[Bugs] #4212 Browse HIGH: In portrait orientation, toolbar URL widget is almost unusable due to small size

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#4212: In portrait orientation, toolbar URL widget is almost unusable due to small
size
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    Reporter:  garycmartin  |          Owner:  manuq   
        Type:  defect       |         Status:  new     
    Priority:  High         |      Milestone:  1.0     
   Component:  Browse       |        Version:  0.97.x  
    Severity:  Major        |       Keywords:  triage  
Distribution:  Unspecified  |   Status_field:  Assigned
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Changes (by erikos):

  * priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer => High
  * severity:  Unspecified => Major


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 garycmartin]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 erikos]:
 > > Hmm, this one is difficult. Should we make the entry a minimum size so
 that more icons overflow in the portrait mode? The < > buttons I would not
 like to see overflowing. The favourite icon would maybe be ok or the home
 button, but that is already positioned at the left to the url entry.
 >
 > Nice though, it would help a little, but not enough to really make a
 difference.
 >
 > > Gary, suggestions please :)
 >
 > We should try and find a solution that helps the other activity cases as
 well. Suggestions so far range from having some Activities with custom
 portrait orientation toolbar layouts (trying to prioritise key features);
 or to changing the toolbar overflow behaviour so that the tools overflow
 in to a new secondary toolbar. This requires some design cycles, not
 something we have an obvious, quick, solution for right now.

 Ahhh, the secondary toolbar was as well something that came to my mind
 directly. The 'other toolbar in portrait mode' sounds scary from an
 implementation point of view. If we would go down that road, the secondary
 toolbar could be a fallback for the activities not handling that
 themselves.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/4212#comment:4>
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