Bug 453782

Summary:	Configurable text size for Text Only system monitor applets for the "space-limited on a panel" use case
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Lastique <andysem>
Component:	System Monitor widgets	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	ahiemstra, nate, notmart, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.24.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Kubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Screenshot illustrating the problem.

Description Lastique 2022-05-14 14:16:18 UTC

SUMMARY

When a system monitor applet, such as Network speed monitor or CPU Usage, is placed on a horizontal panel, often there is no space to fit the text of the sensors with the default font size. The applet does not scale the font size to fit the text in the panel, and there is no way to manually configure font.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Add a Network speed monitor applet on a horizontal panel.
2. Make sure Download and Upload Rate are listed in Text-Only sensors.
3. Switch the applet to the Text Only mode.

OBSERVED RESULT

Some of the text does not fit on the panel (see screenshot).

EXPECTED RESULT

The font size should be scaled automatically, depending on the available space on the panel. Also, there should be a way to manually configure the font in the applet settings.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Kubuntu 22.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.15.0-30-lowlatency (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
Memory: 31.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2

Comment 1 Lastique 2022-05-14 14:17:04 UTC

Created attachment 148829 [details]
Screenshot illustrating the problem.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-05-16 16:55:21 UTC

Yeah, this isn't ideal. It should auto-scale or lay itself out better.