Bug 490252

Summary: Spacing between time and date is inconsistent with typographic space, especially when using a monospace font
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Kisaragi Hiu <mail>
Component: Digital Clock widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: minor CC: 4wy78uwh, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: master   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/b2202410fcfa9147f646f10c5a60e3f7a9b28f0c Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.2.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Time widget spacing illustration by Reddit user /u/FypeWaqer

Description Kisaragi Hiu 2024-07-14 04:16:55 UTC 
Created attachment 171647 [details]
Time widget spacing illustration by Reddit user /u/FypeWaqer

SUMMARY
In one line mode when date is shown, the spacing between the date and time looks off when using a monospace font, especially if there is a space in the date format.

Because the widget is visually just text, the expectation is that the spacing would be the same as a space.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Add a new horizontal date widget
2. Check "show date" and always put it beside time
3. Set date format to something with a space, like "dd MMM" (14 June)
4. Observe the gap between date and time is slightly different from the size of the space character
5. Use a monospace font
6. Observe how the difference is even more pronounced

OBSERVED RESULT
Gap between date and time is different from the width of a space character

EXPECTED RESULT
Gap between date and time is the same as a space character

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.6.38-1-lts
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2 (master branch)
  plasma-workspace: commit 18679ce09b
  plasma-desktop: commit fdd44ea75
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
First reported by Reddit user /u/FypeWaqer in the KDE subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1e2perj/time_widget_spacing_is_off_for_monospace_fonts/
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2024-07-14 05:42:19 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/4519
Comment 2 Kisaragi Hiu 2024-07-14 15:52:36 UTC 
Git commit b2202410fcfa9147f646f10c5a60e3f7a9b28f0c by Kisaragi Hiu.
Committed on 14/07/2024 at 07:26.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

applets/digital-clock: make time/date spacing be like typographic space

Because the time/date have the same text style, to the user the date and
time appear to be the same text, so it's surprising to have the distance
between them be a spacing that's more suitable for two separate applets.

M  +5    -1    applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/DigitalClock.qml

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/b2202410fcfa9147f646f10c5a60e3f7a9b28f0c