Same problem with ubuntu 14.04, zenity version 3.8.0-1 adding line as showed in "Arx Cruz" post works.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to zenity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1192101 Title: Fail to expand dialog box Status in “zenity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: i only get a one line displayed into a very narrow scrolling box; for example when i want to choose something with winetricks. It seems not having any dconf settings by the way to fix that. The found workaround is to : - edit "/usr/share/zenity/zenity.ui" - and add on the line 1024 : <property name="expand">True</property> After saving that tweak, winetricks dialog box display as expected. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: zenity 3.8.0-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-6.13-generic 3.9.6 Uname: Linux 3.9.0-6-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Jun 18 11:29:58 2013 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: zenity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zenity/+bug/1192101/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp