Bug 490869 - FR: Show track names (or some of the text) in the track header even when track height is set to <64
Summary: FR: Show track names (or some of the text) in the track header even when trac...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: User Interface & Miscellaneous (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.02.2
Platform: Other Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
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Reported: 2024-07-26 21:49 UTC by fitzfrobozz
Modified: 2024-08-15 05:56 UTC (History)
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What happens when the track height is changed from 65 to 64, and then from 64 back to 65 (171.57 KB, image/gif)
2024-07-26 21:49 UTC, fitzfrobozz
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Description fitzfrobozz 2024-07-26 21:49:17 UTC
Created attachment 172017 [details]
What happens when the track height is changed from 65 to 64, and then from 64 back to 65

It seems that track names are visible in the track header only when the default track height is set to 65 or greater in Settings -> Default track height.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a track and give it a name
2. In Settings -> Default track height, set your track height to 64 or less. The track name will not be shown in the track header.
3. Set the height to 65 or greater. The track name will now be visible.

EXPECTED RESULT

In cases where the height is set to 64 or less, it would be preferable (imo) to show at least a portion of the text anyway, even if the text exceeds the amount of space available in the track header. This would at a minimum reduce confusion and make it clear that a given track actually has a name, and in some/many cases enough of the text will still be readable enough to make it clear what the track name actually is.

Additionally, I believe that adding text to one or more areas in the UI would also help clarify the requirement and reduce confusion. Examples that come to mind: (1) just above the Settings -> Default track height area, (2) somewhere in the add track modal.

I would also recommend adding a note about this to the relevant Help section (https://docs.kdenlive.org/en/user_interface/timeline.html#track-header).

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 19045)
Version: 24.05.02
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1
Comment 1 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2024-08-15 05:56:46 UTC
Git commit c56183b2470959c7da52c8704a3b001ca637b7ab by Jean-Baptiste Mardelle.
Committed on 15/08/2024 at 05:56.
Pushed by mardelle into branch 'release/24.08'.

Improve default track height calculation

M  +5    -4    src/mainwindow.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/c56183b2470959c7da52c8704a3b001ca637b7ab