Bug 163060 - Plasma height adjustment is counter-intuitive
Summary: Plasma height adjustment is counter-intuitive
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasma4
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: containment-panel (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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: 163987 165196 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2008-06-02 14:14 UTC by Drossos Stamboulakis
Modified: 2008-11-20 02:38 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Description Drossos Stamboulakis 2008-06-02 14:14:29 UTC
Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

Using the little cashew on the right of the panel to adjust the height is very difficult and counter-intuitive. I used the cashew about 4-5 times to change my panel width, but for the life of me could not understand how to change the height of the panel.

I attempted to click on the panel itself whilst the configuration rows were up, and "drag" it higher/lower. However, this did not work (and dropped me out of configuration! Oops!). I tried this for a few times, then gave up.

I asked other users how to go about doing this, and only after I was instructed did I find the way.

Would it be possible to:
a) Have some sort of message/tooltip displayed when in configuration mode? (e.g. "To adjust the height of the panel please click and drag here ^^")
b) Allow the user to drag the actual panel itself (when they click on the main boundary, not bounded by the screen) - kind of like kicker used to allow?
Comment 1 Drossos Stamboulakis 2008-06-02 14:18:02 UTC
Another thought which occured to me:

c) Would it be possible to have a "ruler" going both horizontal + vertical on the configuration panel, with a clear indication of where to click to change the height/width?

Would be kind of cool! (and you could get an exact height of your panel!)

Comment 2 lucas 2008-06-02 14:40:32 UTC
I really like that ruler idea. Another addition could be a small spinbox near the alignment buttons so you can manually enter the desired height/width immediately.
Comment 3 FiNeX 2008-06-02 18:30:45 UTC
I Agree with Lucas: it should be possible to select manually the panel size.
Comment 4 Drossos Stamboulakis 2008-06-03 01:17:55 UTC
Lucas:

That was what I envisaged. You just put it into words a whole lot clearer than I could!

So I agree with both of you!
Comment 5 lucas 2008-06-03 16:41:26 UTC
After thinking about the ruler idea again I have just realised that they are not actually needed at all if the spinboxes exist as the spinboxes themselves are the "ruler".
Comment 6 FiNeX 2008-06-03 17:12:05 UTC
@Lucas: you're right.
Comment 7 Maciej Pilichowski 2008-06-13 19:08:19 UTC
Related report:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=163875
Comment 8 Aaron J. Seigo 2008-06-13 21:39:22 UTC
*** Bug 163987 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9 Maciej Pilichowski 2008-10-29 17:26:07 UTC
Related report:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165196
Comment 10 Aaron J. Seigo 2008-11-10 10:25:49 UTC
buttons have been added with explicit labels on them.
Comment 11 Jonathan Thomas 2008-11-20 02:38:46 UTC
*** Bug 165196 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***