[kmail2] [Bug 453194] New: Manual linebreaks in tooltip strings

[Frank Steinmetzger]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453194

            Bug ID: 453194
           Summary: Manual linebreaks in tooltip strings
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 5.20.0
          Platform: Archlinux Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: UI
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: dev-kde at felsenfleischer.de
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 148458
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=148458&action=edit
Screenshot giving an example in the Composer configuration dialog

Hello devs,

I am currently reviewing the German translation of kmail and came across a lot
of tooltip strings that use manual linebreaks (\n). Looking at my running
instance, those linebreaks cause what was called "combing" in the newsgroup
days: in addition to the manual breaks, lines were also auto-wrapped by the
tooltip frame, which causes alternating long and short lines of text.

So my question is: are those breaks intentional, are they an oversight, or is
this “historical ballast” dating from a time when tooltips did not auto-wrapp
at all? I propose disposing of those breaks and let the system choose.

Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.93.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.17.4-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Celeron® N5100 @ 1.10GHz
Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics

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