a temporary workaround is to add --no-wrap eg:
zenity --info --text="$( for (( A=0; $A<20; A=$A+1 )) ; do echo -n 'lorem ipsum ' ; done )" --no-wrap & -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to zenity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1273981 Title: zenity window too big, not even proportional to text length To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zenity/+bug/1273981/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
