Bug 459120 - Timer plasmoid does not scale large enough in panels
Summary: Timer plasmoid does not scale large enough in panels
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.26.0
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2022-09-14 17:43 UTC by Alex
Modified: 2022-11-01 10:40 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Version Fixed In: 5.26
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The timer plasmoid on a panel (1.99 KB, image/png)
2022-09-14 17:43 UTC, Alex
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Timer plasmoid on the desktop (15.51 KB, image/png)
2022-09-14 17:44 UTC, Alex
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The new timer widget on the desktop (16.78 KB, image/png)
2022-10-31 09:52 UTC, Alex
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The new timer in a vertical panel (6.49 KB, image/png)
2022-10-31 09:52 UTC, Alex
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Description Alex 2022-09-14 17:43:04 UTC
Created attachment 152063 [details]
The timer plasmoid on a panel

1. Add an empty panel
2. Add the time plasmoid

Result:
The time plasmoid has a much smaller font than the panel would allow for

Other:
The scaling on the workspace isn't optimal either
Comment 1 Alex 2022-09-14 17:44:13 UTC
Created attachment 152064 [details]
Timer plasmoid on the desktop

When adding the timer to the desktop, one needs to make it higher than the text is, because otherwise the text shrinks (and then does not fill the plasmoid, again)
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-09-14 18:17:26 UTC
This is fixed in Plasma 5.26.
Comment 3 Alex 2022-10-27 19:27:27 UTC
I still have the problem in Plasma 5.26.0 (Debian testing)
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2022-10-28 16:54:33 UTC
Please attach a screenshot that shows the problem, as the UI of the panel version has changed completely in 5.26.
Comment 5 Alex 2022-10-31 09:51:34 UTC
Indeed, now it has a completely different appearance.

I am not sure if this should go into a different bug, but now it has two different problems:
- In vertical panels I have an 128px square timer icon and a ~20 px heigh text showing only seconds and being hard to see at the first view
- On the desktop, it also has a large icon and small text
- It seems I can't disable the icon
Comment 6 Alex 2022-10-31 09:52:01 UTC
Created attachment 153346 [details]
The new timer widget on the desktop
Comment 7 Alex 2022-10-31 09:52:20 UTC
Created attachment 153347 [details]
The new timer in a vertical panel
Comment 8 Nate Graham 2022-10-31 18:12:40 UTC
Yep, that's how I would expect them to look now.

Please file new bug reports for new issues. I doubt we'll want to remove the button though, as that was added for usability reasons.

Thanks!
Comment 9 Alex 2022-11-01 00:01:15 UTC
The problem is, that the (desktop) widget now needs to be much larger to have the same size for the numbers. Maybe an option to hide the clock icon could be added.
Another lost feature: When using the scroll wheel, it now increases only seconds, disregarding if the cursor is above the minutes or hours counter. The previous version could increase minutes/hours by scrolling at the right place, and one could even increment by 10 minutes by using the mouse wheel over the first digit of the minutes.

I'll open a new bug for these issues later.
Comment 10 Alex 2022-11-01 10:40:10 UTC
Bug 461284 and Bug 461285