Allow fuel usage bar to move to new line instead of shrinking

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Allow fuel usage bar to move to new line instead of shrinking

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TL;DR
Set a minimum size for the fuel usage bar in entities with a burner and push it to another line if it surpasses this.

What ?
Here's a mock-up:
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I believe crafting entities may already use this method for their crafting progress bar.
Why ?
Because this is hard to read/see:
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Re: Allow fuel usage bar to move to new line instead of shrinking

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I guess I'm the only one who's been wanting this? :lol:
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Re: Allow fuel usage bar to move to new line instead of shrinking

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it just doesn't appear to be a real concern for vanilla.. so, low priority

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Re: Allow fuel usage bar to move to new line instead of shrinking

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Yeah... I know. :(
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