Bug 129144 - System tray icons do not obey Fitts' Law
Summary: System tray icons do not obey Fitts' Law
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: kicker
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Aaron J. Seigo
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Reported: 2006-06-14 15:07 UTC by Tiago Freire
Modified: 2009-05-23 04:41 UTC (History)
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Description Tiago Freire 2006-06-14 15:07:38 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.3)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
Compiler:          GCC 4.1.1 
OS:                Linux

Every kicker applet I use have a 'Fitts' law Frame' - except for the tray. K menu has it, the pager has it, the task manager has it, launcher icons and the clock have it too. 
Despite being used ubiquituously, and present by default, It has not yet received attention on this usability aspect. I have my kicker at the bottom of the screen, but if I put my muose at the bottom, just below a tray icon and click, nothing happens. The icon should receive the click and act accordingly (pop up menu, restore app, whatever).
Comment 1 Thiago Macieira 2006-06-25 11:48:39 UTC 
I cannot reproduce (r548000). Moving the mouse icon to the bottom of the screen and clicking on a system-tray icon activates the icon.
Comment 2 Tiago Freire 2006-10-27 14:52:37 UTC 
Could this behaviour change according to the theme being used? I still have it on KDE 3.5.5. All other kicker applets work, but my tray icons don't. I am using the 'Plastik' theme with 'smooth blend' window decorations.
Comment 3 A. Spehr 2009-05-23 04:41:05 UTC 
Kicker is currently unmaintained, you can look to your distribution for help, however.