The problem happens when the laptop battery is not recognised so the Linux kernel instead use the hex string ID of the manufacturer and model. These strings are 31 characters each. On the "Device" tab the left side contains a 1 line string of the full "$manufacturer $model" string, which for an unrecognised battery will be 63 characters long. The container expands to hold this and keep it on a single line, which causes the whole window to increase in size, which in turn expands all of the tabs to fit.
The following patch will fix the width of the devices column at 200px to stop it from being expanded: diff --git a/settings/xfpm-settings.c b/settings/xfpm-settings.c index d736cd4..f27fa70 100644 --- a/settings/xfpm-settings.c +++ b/settings/xfpm-settings.c @@ -2093,6 +2093,8 @@ xfpm_settings_dialog_new (XfconfChannel *channel, gboolean auth_suspend, gtk_tree_view_set_rules_hint (GTK_TREE_VIEW (sideview),TRUE); col = gtk_tree_view_column_new (); + gtk_tree_view_column_set_sizing(col, GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN_FIXED); + gtk_tree_view_column_set_fixed_width(col, 200); renderer = gtk_cell_renderer_pixbuf_new (); -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org