Bug 210200

Summary:	Maximised akregator keeps scroll bars and other controls away from screen edge, diminishing usability
Product:	[Applications] akregator	Reporter:	Andrew Kerr <andrewkerr9000>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Andrew Kerr 2009-10-11 16:32:32 UTC

Version:           1.5.1 (using KDE 4.3.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

When akregator is maximised there is a border on each side of the screen a few pixels wide that prevent controls, notably scroll bars on the far right, from being against the edge of the screen. This makes controls less easy to use (Fitts's Law) and is inconsistent with the rest of KDE.

Comment 1 Andrew Kerr 2009-10-11 16:38:39 UTC

For Fitts's Law and its implications see:
http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html#fittsLaw
and the linked quiz.

This is largely reproduced on the KDE UI guidelines
http://developer.kde.org/documentation/design/ui/fittslaw.html

Comment 2 intruderkw 2011-04-03 23:31:53 UTC

this is aktually a duplicate of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96727

Comment 3 Andrew Kerr 2012-02-15 12:34:54 UTC

KDE 4.7.4, akregator 4.7.3, kubuntu 11.10 does not have this problem.