I am on: Kubuntu: 15.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.3.0 QT version: 5.4.1 Kernel Version: 3.19.0-16-generic OS Type: 64 bit Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a panel in the vertical mode 2. Add the pager 3. Adjust it as shown in the video attached. Expected Results: Should adjust automatically to the size of the panel
I think what you are seeing is on purpose. I think the pager is aspect ratio constrained, so it doesn't fill the width of the panel when the height is too small. And you should change the product to: plasmashell component: Pager to make sure the plasma team sees this.
The pager was not aspect ratio constrained in its previous incarnation. If it now, then it is a downgrade. I used to make a sdesk (search google images if you don't know what it is) like panel before upgrading to plasma5. Now, I cannot. I have now changed the product to plasmashell component: Pager. Thank you.
seems to work fine in master, can somebody else reproduce?
Well, I do not understand what a master is. But the bug is still there in Kubuntu 15.10 which was released today (22-10-15). That means, I am using KDE plasma version 5.4.2, Qt version: 5.4.2, Kernel version: 4.2.0-16-generic Is the master version greater than KDE plasma version 5.4.2?
Can reproduce this bug in: Plasma: 5.12.1 Apps: 17.12.2 Frameworks: 5.43.0 Qt: 5.10.1 Kernel: 4.14.20-2-MANJARO OS: Netrunner Rolling
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Could this be a regression? I'm trying to attach an image of what I see with: Operating System: Kubuntu 20.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0 Qt Version: 5.12.8 Kernel Version: 5.4.0-89-generic OS Type: 64-bit Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz Memory: 7.6 GiB of RAM So at least for the most basic usage (single monitor, a couple of desktops), the height is decent.
Created attachment 142887 [details] Showing decent height for virtual desktop pager in Plasma 5.18.5
As others have mentioned, this is intentional because the pager keeps the aspect ratio of the desktop arrangement. If it didn't do this, the desktops would get stretched vertically and look ugly and someone else would complain that it looks bad and doesn't match the actual aspect ratios of the desktops in the desktop layout anymore. If you have a narrow vertical panel and a wide desktop layout, there's not really a sensible way for this to be any better. In general if you want your pager to make better use of the space on a vertical panel, taller-than-wide desktop layouts work better.
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