fix(gui): nothing cut off at the minimum window size

src/TTS_ka/gui.py

@@ -419,14 +419,16 @@ def _build_setup_tab(self, frm: Any) -> None:
         ).grid(row=1, column=0, sticky=tk.W, pady=(2, 10))
 
         # --- Step 1: verify setup -------------------------------------------
-        ttk.Label(frm, text="1.  Verify your setup", style="Heading.TLabel").grid(row=2, column=0, sticky=tk.W)
-        self._setup_report = _scrolled_text(frm, height=9, wrap=tk.WORD)
-        self._setup_report.grid(row=3, column=0, sticky=(tk.E, tk.W), pady=(4, 0))
+        step1 = ttk.Frame(frm)
+        step1.grid(row=2, column=0, sticky=tk.EW)
+        ttk.Label(step1, text="1.  Verify your setup", style="Heading.TLabel").pack(side=tk.LEFT)
+        ttk.Button(step1, text="Re-check", command=self._on_setup_recheck).pack(side=tk.RIGHT)
+        # The report is the row that gives way, so steps 2 and 3 stay visible at the minimum size.
+        self._setup_report = _scrolled_text(frm, height=6, wrap=tk.WORD)
+        self._setup_report.grid(row=3, column=0, sticky=tk.NSEW, pady=(4, 0))
+        frm.rowconfigure(3, weight=1)
         self._setup_report.insert("1.0", "Checking dependencies…")
         self._setup_report.configure(state=tk.DISABLED)
-        ttk.Button(frm, text="Re-check", command=self._on_setup_recheck).grid(
-            row=4, column=0, sticky=tk.W, pady=(4, 0)
-        )
 
         ttk.Separator(frm, orient=tk.HORIZONTAL).grid(
             row=5, column=0, sticky=(tk.E, tk.W), pady=12
@@ -449,8 +451,11 @@ def _build_setup_tab(self, frm: Any) -> None:
         )
         self._setup_preview_btn.pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=(8, 0))
         self.setup_status = tk.StringVar(value="")
-        ttk.Label(frm, textvariable=self.setup_status, wraplength=520, justify=tk.LEFT).grid(
-            row=8, column=0, sticky=tk.W, pady=(4, 0)
+        status_lbl = ttk.Label(frm, textvariable=self.setup_status, wraplength=520, justify=tk.LEFT)
+        status_lbl.grid(row=8, column=0, sticky=tk.W, pady=(4, 0))
+        status_lbl.grid_remove()  # an empty line would push step 3 down
+        self.setup_status.trace_add(
+            "write", lambda *_: status_lbl.grid() if self.setup_status.get() else status_lbl.grid_remove()
         )
 
         ttk.Separator(frm, orient=tk.HORIZONTAL).grid(
@@ -668,13 +673,14 @@ def _build_config_tab(self, frm: Any) -> None:
 
         ttk.Checkbutton(
             frm,
-            text="VLC RC playlist mode on Windows (vlc_rc; uncheck sets TTS_KA_VLC_RC=0)",
+            text="Windows: play all chunks in one VLC window (vlc_rc)",
             variable=self.cfg_vlc_rc,
-        ).grid(row=7, column=0, columnspan=2, sticky=tk.W)
+        ).grid(row=7, column=0, columnspan=3, sticky=tk.W)
 
         help_txt = (
             "Saved keys match ~/.tts_config.json: lang (Speak tab), output, chunk_seconds, "
-            "parallel, no_play, stream, no_gui, no_turbo, vlc_rc."
+            "parallel, no_play, stream, no_gui, no_turbo, vlc_rc. "
+            "Unticking the VLC option sets TTS_KA_VLC_RC=0 (one VLC per chunk)."
         )
         ttk.Label(frm, text=help_txt, wraplength=480, justify=tk.LEFT).grid(
             row=8, column=0, columnspan=3, sticky=tk.W, pady=(12, 0)

tests/test_gui_smoke.py

@@ -106,3 +106,86 @@ def test_speak_tab_file_row_and_player_window_follow_their_toggles() -> None:
             assert not app._player_window_cb.instate(["disabled"])
         finally:
             app.root.destroy()
+
+
+def test_setup_tab_fits_at_minimum_size() -> None:
+    """At the window's minimum size, the last Setup step must still be on screen."""
+    tk = pytest.importorskip("tkinter")
+    try:
+        probe = tk.Tk()
+        probe.destroy()
+    except tk.TclError:
+        pytest.skip("no display available")
+
+    from tkinter import ttk
+
+    from TTS_ka import gui
+
+    with patch("TTS_ka.deps.collect_dep_rows", return_value=[]), \
+         patch("TTS_ka.deps.format_dep_report", return_value="ok"), \
+         patch("TTS_ka.native_hotkeys.NativeHotkeyManager", MagicMock()), \
+         patch.object(gui.TTSSpeakApp, "_run_setup_check_async"):
+        app = gui.TTSSpeakApp({"lang": "en"})
+        try:
+            w, h = app.root.minsize()
+            app.root.geometry(f"{w}x{h}")
+            app.root.update()
+            tab = app.root.nametowidget(app._nb.tabs()[0])
+            go = next(
+                c for c in tab.winfo_children()
+                if isinstance(c, ttk.Button) and c.cget("text").startswith("Go to Speak")
+            )
+            assert go.winfo_y() + go.winfo_height() <= tab.winfo_height()
+        finally:
+            app.root.destroy()
+
+
+def test_no_tab_cuts_off_text_at_the_minimum_window() -> None:
+    """At the minimum size every label / button / check / radio gets its full size inside its tab.
+
+    Text boxes and entries are left out: they are meant to shrink.
+    """
+    tk = pytest.importorskip("tkinter")
+    try:
+        probe = tk.Tk()
+        probe.destroy()
+    except tk.TclError:
+        pytest.skip("no display available")
+
+    from TTS_ka import gui
+
+    fixed = {"TLabel", "TButton", "TCheckbutton", "TRadiobutton"}
+
+    def descendants(w):
+        for c in w.winfo_children():
+            yield c
+            yield from descendants(c)
+
+    with patch("TTS_ka.deps.collect_dep_rows", return_value=[]), \
+         patch("TTS_ka.deps.format_dep_report", return_value="ok"), \
+         patch("TTS_ka.native_hotkeys.NativeHotkeyManager", MagicMock()), \
+         patch.object(gui.TTSSpeakApp, "_run_setup_check_async"):
+        app = gui.TTSSpeakApp({"lang": "en"})
+        try:
+            w, h = app.root.minsize()
+            app.root.geometry(f"{w}x{h}")
+            cut = []
+            for tab_id in app._nb.tabs():
+                app._nb.select(tab_id)
+                app.root.update()
+                tab = app.root.nametowidget(tab_id)
+                right = tab.winfo_rootx() + tab.winfo_width()
+                bottom = tab.winfo_rooty() + tab.winfo_height()
+                for c in descendants(tab):
+                    if c.winfo_class() not in fixed or not c.winfo_ismapped():
+                        continue
+                    if (
+                        c.winfo_width() < c.winfo_reqwidth()
+                        or c.winfo_height() < c.winfo_reqheight()
+                        or c.winfo_rootx() + c.winfo_width() > right
+                        or c.winfo_rooty() + c.winfo_height() > bottom
+                    ):
+                        cut.append((app._nb.tab(tab_id, "text"), c.winfo_class(), str(c.cget("text"))[:40]))
+            assert not cut, cut
+        finally:
+            app.root.destroy()