Index: BasicTextEditorActionContributor.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/BasicTextEditorActionContributor.java,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.2 BasicTextEditorActionContributor.java
--- BasicTextEditorActionContributor.java	25 Sep 2002 14:11:24 -0000	1.2
+++ BasicTextEditorActionContributor.java	11 Nov 2002 02:41:37 -0000
@@ -73,7 +73,17 @@
 		ITextEditorActionConstants.STATUS_CATEGORY_INPUT_MODE,
 		ITextEditorActionConstants.STATUS_CATEGORY_INPUT_POSITION
 	};
-	
+
+	/** 
+	 * The sizes of the status fields to be set to the editor
+	 * @since 2.1
+	 */
+	private final static int[] STATUSFIELDS_SIZES= {
+		9,
+		9,
+		9
+	};
+		
 	/** The active editor part */
 	private IEditorPart fActiveEditorPart;
 	/** 
@@ -121,7 +131,7 @@
 		
 		fStatusFields= new HashMap(3);
 		for (int i= 0; i < STATUSFIELDS.length; i++)
-			fStatusFields.put(STATUSFIELDS[i], new StatusLineContributionItem(STATUSFIELDS[i]));
+			fStatusFields.put(STATUSFIELDS[i], new StatusLineContributionItem(STATUSFIELDS[i], STATUSFIELDS_SIZES[i]));
 	}
 	
 	/**
Index: StatusLineContributionItem.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/texteditor/StatusLineContributionItem.java,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 StatusLineContributionItem.java
--- StatusLineContributionItem.java	24 Sep 2002 16:56:43 -0000	1.1
+++ StatusLineContributionItem.java	11 Nov 2002 02:41:38 -0000
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@
 		 * Creates a new status line label.
 		 * @param parent parent control
 		 * @param style the swt style bits
+		 * @param numOfChars the maximum number of characters this label can
+		 *        show
 		 */
-		public StatusLineLabel(Composite parent, int style) {
+		public StatusLineLabel(Composite parent, int style, int numOfChars) {
 			super(parent, style);
 			
+			char[] chs = new char[numOfChars];
+			
+			for (int i = numOfChars - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+				chs[i] = 'M';
+				 
 			GC gc= new GC(parent);
 			gc.setFont(parent.getFont());
-			Point extent= gc.textExtent("MMMMMMMMM"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			Point extent= gc.textExtent(new String(chs)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			gc.dispose();
 			
 			fFixedSize= new Point(extent.x + INDENT * 2, 10);
@@ -71,13 +78,34 @@
 	/** The status line label widget */
 	private StatusLineLabel fLabel;
 	
+	/** The number of characters this status line contribution will show. */ 
+	private int fNumOfChars;
+	
+	/** Default: 9 characters will be shown. */
+	private static int DEFAULT_NUM_OF_CHARS = 9;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new item with the given id.
 	 * 
 	 * @param id the item's id
 	 */
 	public StatusLineContributionItem(String id) {
+		this(id, DEFAULT_NUM_OF_CHARS);
+	}
+		
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new item with the given id and number of characters to be
+	 * shown.
+	 * 
+	 * @param id the item's id
+	 * @param numOfChars the maximum number of characters this lable can show
+	 * @since 2.1
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public StatusLineContributionItem(String id, int numOfChars) {
 		super(id);
+		
+		fNumOfChars= (numOfChars < 1) ? DEFAULT_NUM_OF_CHARS : numOfChars;
 	}
 	
 	/*
@@ -104,7 +132,7 @@
 	 * @see IContributionItem#fill(Composite)
 	 */
 	public void fill(Composite parent) {
-		fLabel= new StatusLineLabel(parent, SWT.SHADOW_IN);
+		fLabel= new StatusLineLabel(parent, SWT.SHADOW_IN, fNumOfChars);
 		fLabel.setData(this);
 		
 		if (fText != null)