Bug 462379

Summary:	How to increase the icon spacing of System Tray manually
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Robert Gy I <letsrigtheanonymity.03.02>
Component:	System Tray widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	materka, nate, uhhadd
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.26.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Robert Gy I 2022-11-29 02:37:33 UTC

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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT

EXPECTED RESULT

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.99.0
Qt Version: 5.15

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I am using X11 instead of Wayland

Hi KDE team !!
So can you take a look at this Manjaro Forum : https://forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-increase-the-system-tray-space-among-icons/127812/6
I wanted to increase the space of system tray icons and thanks to you guys I have an option to increase to normal or Large or small. But the Option large is too large for me and Normal is also way to small for me. I don't if that has something to do with my preference. I would like to know a way to increase the icon spacing via some configuration file where I can go and change the attribute of spacing like for normal if it was 1.5 I would make it 1.6.
I would also love to see you guys place four option for system tray icon spacing. One that is default: Small, Normal, Large and custom where we can place the spacing of our own.
Finger crossed it has a solution. I would love to hear it out.
Also if you guys wanna see the screen shot of my pc of how spacing for me is either too small or big you can look at my Manjaro Forum where I have placed screenshot. Hope you don't mind my taste of manual spacing apart from your predefined spacing option. 😇

Have a nice day guys 😊
and also I love kde and your team.❤️‍🔥
Hope you for beautiful future to kde team and to you 😉

Yours,
Robert Gy I

Comment 1 Robert Gy I 2022-11-29 02:40:20 UTC

Sorry I forgot to mention 
I have no idea in which product does this system tray icon spacing lies in. Breeeze is closest I was able to find.
Hope you guys don't mind it and I am ready to change it to relevant bug if necessary.

Have a nice day 😇

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-11-29 18:53:18 UTC

I'm afraid these values are the ones we support, and we don't plan to offer granular pixel-by-pixel control over the spacing values, or to change the size of the large spacing. This spacing value is used in Touch mode, and it's important that it be fairly wise for easy touchability. In addition, a spacing value this wide allows people to have an ElementaryOS-style tray, which uses this spacing.

Comment 3 Robert Gy I 2022-12-01 02:35:43 UTC

It's okay !!
I have done it and have implemented it as well changing some parameters in main.qml of system tray setting copied to my home folder. Now I won't be able to change things like small, normal or large because what ever the case my spacing is fixed i.e 14. If I ever want to go back like your default setting I just have to copy the root system-tray configuration. 
Thank you so much