https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511589
Bug ID: 511589
Summary: Text input box is too small at compact window sizes
Classification: Applications
Product: NeoChat
Version First 25.08.2
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: General
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 186472
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screen shot highlighting wasted space
At compact window sizes, NeoChat's text input box is shoved into a small
corner, leaving the user with insufficient space to properly edit a message
(the app's primary function).
Several things contribute to this problem:
- The buttons to the right are arranged horizontally, wasting all the space
above them and stealing horizontal space from the input box. Instead, they
could be stacked, collapsed, or moved outside of the text input area.
- All of the buttons to the right are always shown, even when not needed.
Instead, some could be hidden when the user has started entering text, as Nheko
does.
- The spacing between those buttons is a bit much.
- The margins around the input box are larger than necessary.
- A horizontal scroll bar steals space from the input box, even when nothing
requires horizontal scrolling.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set NeoChat's window to a compact size, e.g. 380x520.
2. Open a chat room.
3. Start typing a message at least a couple dozen words long.
OBSERVED RESULT
The text input box is needlessly tiny, with very little space devoted to what
the user is doing. Very little of what the user writes can be seen before they
send it, making composition annoying and needlessly difficult.
EXPECTED RESULT
When the user is editing a message, most of the available window width should
be devoted to that.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Flatpak
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6 (host system)
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.3 (via flatpak runtime)
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