[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #4971: Flexible Deskbar width
- From: "humdinger" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:29:31 -0000
#4971: Flexible Deskbar width
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Reporter: humdinger | Owner: axeld
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/Deskbar | Version: R1/Development
Keywords: | Blockedby:
Platform: All | Blocking:
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This is r33939.
Here's an idea for implementing a flexible width for Deskbar. As monitors
became wider, many may like to use a little wider Deskbar.
Advantages:
* larger clickable are for the Deskbar menu
* if it's just wide enough, all first-level entries (Applications,
Preferences,...) could possibly open to the right side like Demos now.
That would look neater, the arrow symbols would fit (in standard position)
and less of the rest of the screen would be obscured.
* more space in the Tray
* less trunkating of apps and window names
The first two advantages are marginal, of course. The last two much
greater.
Instead of some kind of border-dragging with the mouse, I propose another
value setting in the Deskbar Preferences panel under Window:
"Width: {n} chars"
Possibly done with a dial widget like in the Time Preferences.
By using the number of characters being displayed without trunkating
introduces another advantage: it will make the Deskbar font-size
sensitive. Use a larger font size and the Deskbar grows accordingly.[[BR]]
The fact that it's only an approximation, because normally proportional
fonts are used, doesn't matter. It's just a convenient metric.
Changes should be live, like all settings in the Deskbar Preferences
already are, so a user sees when the Deskbar fits her needs.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/4971>
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