Bug 401194

Summary: [feature] - Implement outwardly curved panels (like gnome panel) to make maximized look more like actual windows with rounded titlebars.
Product: [Unmaintained] lattedock Reporter: leftcrane <leftcrane>
Component: applicationAssignee: Michail Vourlakos <mvourlakos>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: wishlist CC: luwx
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: git (master)   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: curved corders

Description leftcrane 2018-11-19 09:22:48 UTC 
SUMMARY

Low priority and purely for looks/consistency.

It's be nice to have the same shape that Gnome uses for the top panel (but generalized to work for any panel corner.

So if you have just a top panel, the left and right outer corners are curved outward. If you have a top panel joined with a left-side dock (like Unity), the topmost outer corner of the dock is also curved outward.

The objective is to make the shape circumscribed by the panels resemble a window with  rounded titlebar.


Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 18.10
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.52.0
Qt Version: 5.11.1
Comment 1 Michail Vourlakos 2018-11-19 12:19:57 UTC 
please provide a screenshot because I can not understand what you are describing
Comment 2 leftcrane 2018-11-19 15:13:40 UTC 
Created attachment 116401 [details]
curved corders

it would be the same as gnome: https://www.solvetic.com/uploads/monthly_10_2018/tutorials-7463-0-78798800-1539876483.png

imo curved is much nicer than a jagged edge, especially on a unity layout.

this won't work as well with complex panel themes. but most themes can can be simplified in the latte dock config. There is also an simple alpha black theme plus control on the kde store that could be used with this:

https://www.opendesktop.org/p/1084931/

https://store.kde.org/p/1237963/
Comment 3 leftcrane 2018-11-19 15:14:02 UTC 
(In reply to Michail Vourlakos from comment #1)
> please provide a screenshot because I can not understand what you are
> describing

see other comment.
Comment 4 Michail Vourlakos 2018-11-19 16:28:01 UTC 
sorry, this is too hard to think any solution...
Comment 5 Lucas 2018-11-19 23:01:46 UTC 
This is on Kwin side, it disables any rounding when a window is maximized.