From 8188f65e4da965fac9b8beea763daa722ce62db5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Hall <nick-h@gramps-project.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:11:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add a scrolled window to the preferences data tab

Fixes #12968.
---
 gramps/gui/configure.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gramps/gui/configure.py b/gramps/gui/configure.py
index 542e33893f3..3cca772a3ad 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/configure.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/configure.py
@@ -1392,7 +1392,10 @@ def add_data_panel(self, configdialog):
         """
         Config tab with user Appearance and format settings.
         """
+        scroll_window = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scroll_window.set_policy(Gtk.PolicyType.NEVER, Gtk.PolicyType.AUTOMATIC)
         grid = self.create_grid()
+        scroll_window.add(grid)
 
         label = self.add_text(
             grid, _("Display Options"), 0, line_wrap=True, bold=True, start=0, stop=3
@@ -1693,7 +1696,7 @@ def add_data_panel(self, configdialog):
         )
         label.set_margin_top(10)
 
-        return _("Data"), grid
+        return _("Data"), scroll_window
 
     def auto_title_changed(self, obj):
         """