https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464552
Bug ID: 464552
Summary: KWrite configure tab looks very strange in small
windows and isn't usable
Classification: Applications
Product: kate
Version: 22.12.1
Platform: Archlinux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: kwrite
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: adam.m.fontenot+...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 155454
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screenshot of the configuration screen issue in KWrite
SUMMARY
The new in-tab configuration screen is compressed heavily (with scroll bars) to
fit in the window, when the window is small. In order to change settings, a
user is likely to have to resize their KWrite window, which is undesirable.
I'm reporting this bug against the KWrite component because it affects KWrite
much more significantly (see below), but it's a problem for Kate as well.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a small KWrite window.
2. Settings > Configure KWrite
OBSERVED RESULT
The configure screen is too small to use. (See screenshot) This issue
especially affects KWrite because it uses big friendly icons for the
configuration categories, rather than a simple list. This means that much more
scrolling is involved in changing settings in KWrite.
To add insult to injury, configuration tabs don't have the context menu that
other tabs have, so you can't even detach the tab. That prevents the most
obvious workaround for users who can't easily resize the window without
altering their workflow.
EXPECTED RESULT
The configure screen remains fully usable for any starting window size. (A way
to disable the in-tab configuration screen would also help users work around
the issue, but wouldn't solve the underlying problem here.)
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.101.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.5-arch2-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
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