Version: (using KDE 4.2.85) Installed from: SuSE RPMs With the current implementation it is very hard to create two panels with exactly the same height. This would be much easier if there was a dialog where I could enter the panel height, width and screen edge (kind of like the KDE3 behavior). I think, the current implementation might be nice for touch screens or something but isn't very handy for setting it exactly as I want it to be. Also, the size should really be respected. Currently when I set the panel to very small (like 24 pixels) and change the theme, it always grows again.
there has been this discussion several times here, but no, numerical settings aren't going to return, frankly it's like having to enter value in a configuration window every time you want to resize a window
I respect your opinion but I don't feel that it is. Windows have to be resized all the time, the panel is something that you normally set once and then leave it like that for a looong time (or is there any usecase for dynamically changing the panel size during the workflow?) For me it would even be ok if that was something that I can set in a settings file (and that will be respected and not changed again when switching themes).
While I liked the idea of resizing a window numerically, I understand the point. But I believe adding the possibility to resize the panel numerically wouldn't cause do any harm. Currently there is no way of knowing the size of the panel. If there was a textbox telling panel size in the "settings mode", it wouldn't be so bad to have the options of editing that value numerically.
The current implementation (numerical size is shown while resizing) is good enough for me. So the bug could be closed in my opinion. Should I do this?
Update: is this implementation really upstream or is it just an OpenSuse Patch? If it is a patch can you apply it upstream as well?
I would like that feature too and I think it's an opensuse patch. Kubuntu here doesn't have it.
For any user who makes extensive use of KDE SC having the possibility of resize the panels numerically or _at least_ having the openSUSE patch implemented upstream is a MUST. +1 for having the ability to set the panel size numerically +1 for having the panels shown their actual size while resizing.
Hello! This feature request was filed for KDE Plasma 4, which reached end-of-support status in August 2015. KDE Plasma 5's desktop shell has been almost completely rewritten for better performance and usability, so it is likely that this feature request is already implemented in Plasma 5, or is no longer applicable. Accordingly, we hope you understand why we must close this feature request. If the requested feature is still desired but not implemented in KDE Plasma 5.12 or later, please feel free to open a new ticket in the "plasmashell" product after reading https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting If you would like to get involved in KDE's bug triaging effort so that future mass bug closes like this are less likely, please read https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved#Bug_Triaging Thanks for your understanding! Nate Graham