Bug 166546

Summary: incorrect taskbar entry width when closing
Product: [Unmaintained] plasma4 Reporter: Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins>
Component: widget-taskbarAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Compiled Sources   
OS: Linux   
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Description Maciej Pilichowski 2008-07-14 16:28:49 UTC 
Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

incorrect taskbar entry width when closing

BUG that I like, thus kind of WISH.

when I open app A I get

AAAAAAA

in taskbar, I launch B and I get

AAAAAAA BBBBBBB

I close B and I get

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Well, a bug -- isn't it? But I would rather opt not to fix it! No kidding, rather make it consistent -- i.e. provide that behaviour from the start.

So, the wish is: set minimal width for taskbar entry. Divide whole taskbar width per N (launched) apps, if the size is bigger than minimal use it, if otherwise use minimal.

I think it would be great, with three apps there will be more space to click, there will be more space to show the app name and document name, etc.
Comment 1 Alex Merry 2008-08-12 19:00:03 UTC 
Current KDE 4.1 seems to be similar to what you describe you would like.  One task takes up half the taskbar.  Two tasks take up a third of the taskbar each.  If I close one of them, the remaining task goes back to taking up half again.

If this is not the behaviour you experience with 4.1 final, please reopen.