Bug 503552

Summary: Snap icon, visible by default on Timeline toolbar.
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: Gabriel Gazzán <gabcorreo>
Component: User Interface & MiscellaneousAssignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: wishlist CC: berndmj, luzpaz
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Other   
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Attachments: Snap button placement in the Timeline toolbar.

Description Gabriel Gazzán 2025-04-29 21:36:22 UTC
Created attachment 180795 [details]
Snap button placement in the Timeline toolbar.

This is a suggestion pointed towards improving a bit the timeline UX.
The snap icon could be by default visible in the Timeline toolbar.
It could be used by users, not only to toggle their state more quickly, but also as a quick way of checking its state (by just taking a quick look it its icon) prior to perform some dragging operation that could benefit (or be adversely affected) by it.

The space occupied by it is negligible, compared to a tangible benefit in usability.
(image attached, showing a possible placement for it).

Thanks for listening!
Comment 1 luzpaz 2026-01-31 13:50:45 UTC
This is a pretty good idea. The 'checking its state' would be a very nice QoL UX feature.
Comment 2 Bernd 2026-01-31 15:24:13 UTC
The Snap icon is already in the status bar where it belongs, imo.

The Timeline Toolbar can be configured to show the Snap icon and also toggle it.

I agree, however, that its status (on or off) could be visualized better by perhaps using a different color like green when enabled.

I suggest to close this for now as there are solutions to it already.
Comment 3 Gabriel Gazzán 2026-01-31 17:09:45 UTC
(In reply to Bernd from comment #2)
> The Snap icon is already in the status bar where it belongs, imo.
> 
> The Timeline Toolbar can be configured to show the Snap icon and also toggle
> it.
> 
> I agree, however, that its status (on or off) could be visualized better by
> perhaps using a different color like green when enabled.
> 
> I suggest to close this for now as there are solutions to it already.

Yes, agreed. I opened this, not realizing there was a snap icon in the status bar. 🤦‍♂️
Closing...
Comment 4 luzpaz 2026-01-31 20:04:29 UTC
Spin off ticket: https://bugs.kde.org/515360