Bug 336154

Summary: Widescreen: Programwindow not full accessible
Product: [Applications] KBibTeX Reporter: researcher <a5543332>
Component: User interfaceAssignee: Thomas Fischer <fischer>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: grave    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: git (master)   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian unstable   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: kbibtex: "locked screen" if editor or online search are visible and embedded in layout
Panels placed above each other; scroll bars in element editor planel
Modal element editor window

Description researcher 2014-06-13 06:45:23 UTC
its not possible to expand the window to fullscreen, its size seems to be calculated from the width of the screen, which proably works fine in 4:3 setups, but may give problems on 19:6 or other combinations, especialy when not running kde, having a windowmanger that uses different amounts of screenspace for its own, there is not enough space left to show everything in kbibtex if the windowsize is fixed.
please add the possibilty for atomatic resizing that it will work on other systems like netbooks too
thanks a lot
(btw there is the same problem with the older version 4 that is still packaged in debian)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start program
2. try to rezise window
Actual Results:  
cant change screensize, therefor some elements are not accessible

Expected Results:  
be able to resize window, to access all elements 

linux debian sid (13. june 2014) 64 bit 
resolution: 1366x768
Comment 1 researcher 2014-06-13 11:00:35 UTC
pressing superkey and arrowdown in gnome 3 makes it a floating window (as opposed to at launch: when its fixed at vertical hight) which gives the possibility to "unlink" parts of the window (make subwindows windows on its own) and (if freed from most of the small parts) to rescale the mainwindow.
Comment 2 Thomas Fischer 2014-06-13 11:55:53 UTC
KBibTeX has a number of panels/docklets available, each consuming screen space. You can close unused panels and reactivate them through the menu later. You can even drag them over each other to stack them.

KBibTeX's main window should be fully resizable and adopt to whatever window manager or desktop environment you are using. Of course, some widgets/controls enforce a minimum size to show their content, so you cannot shrink the window to an arbitrary small size.

If closing panels/docklets does not help, maybe I misunderstood your issue. In this case, please attach screenshots to this bug report to document your issue.
Comment 3 researcher 2014-06-13 12:58:06 UTC
it seems to be the "online search" that blocks the window resizing
Comment 4 researcher 2014-06-13 12:59:35 UTC
also the element editor
i assume thats because its standard height is almost as much as the available space
Comment 5 researcher 2014-06-13 16:48:50 UTC
Created attachment 87167 [details]
kbibtex: "locked screen" if editor or online search are visible and embedded in layout
Comment 6 Thomas Fischer 2014-06-25 07:37:19 UTC
Created attachment 87387 [details]
Panels placed above each other; scroll bars in element editor planel
Comment 7 Thomas Fischer 2014-06-25 07:37:47 UTC
Created attachment 87388 [details]
Modal element editor window
Comment 8 Thomas Fischer 2014-06-25 07:42:45 UTC
The element editor and the online search panels are large, indeed, but both are able to put their content into a scrollable view so that they can be resized (see one of my recent screenshots, green frames, although forgotten to draw for online search panel).
You can also move and place panels above each other to save space. In such a case, tabs will appear to allow you to switch between stacked panels (blue frames).
Finally, if the element editor is too uncomfortable to use, you can always close the panel and use the modal window variant which you get by double-clicking on an entry (other screenshot).
Comment 9 Thomas Fischer 2016-12-25 21:11:05 UTC
There was no activity on this bug. KBibTeX is used on very many different screen resolutions, but none has reported similar problems.