| Summary: | "Compact" tab-box has no character limit for a window title | ||
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| Product: | [Plasma] kwin | Reporter: | Antonino Scordino <me> |
| Component: | tabbox | Assignee: | KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null> |
| Status: | CONFIRMED --- | ||
| Severity: | minor | CC: | nate |
| Priority: | NOR | Keywords: | usability |
| Version First Reported In: | 6.4.3 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Arch Linux | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
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| Attachments: | "Compact" tab-box fully displays the window's title | ||
This issue lies on the 'TextMetrics' type of 'kwin/windowswitchers/compact/contents/ui/main.qml' on "Plasma Add-ons". I honestly thought I had to go through a rabbit-hole to find the culprit. I do not understand QML, but my guess is that a condition in said type has to be made where, in case 'longestCaption' is greater than thirty-six, the caption should be cut to be the beforehand mentioned character length. This should also preserve the application's title (e.g."— Mozilla Firefox", "— Dolphin"). Hope this can help whoever is interested in fixing this. |
Created attachment 183529 [details] "Compact" tab-box fully displays the window's title SUMMARY When having a window open that contains a long title (common with web-browsing), the "Compact" tab-box increases its length in order to fit the entire title. This flex causes other window's title to shifted to the left, making them harder to read. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 0. Have a window with a window title longer than 36 characters; 1. Go to "Settings", open the "Window Management > Task Switcher" page; 2. Select "Compact" in the "Visualization" menu; 3. Switch windows via "Alt + Tab" (or similar shortcut). OBSERVED RESULT The window's title is long enough to causes the "Compact" box to increase its length. EXPECTED RESULT The window's title is cut after a determinate amount of characters are exceeded. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION My propose to close such issue would be to follow the same character limit present in the "Thumbnail Grid", and similar, tab-box(es).