https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459052
Bug ID: 459052
Summary: In slideshow wallpaper configuration page, in default
geometry, folder list is too narrow to see the folder
names
Product: plasmashell
Version: master
Platform: Neon Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
The configuration dialog for the wallpaper plugin "slideshow" - in its default
size that you get when you RMB the desktop and choose "Configure desktop &
wallpaper" - is too narrow to have both image samples and a readable folder
list
If the folder list contains things from the user's home folder, you can't see
anything of the path, except (possibly) the user's home dir path. It would be
workable if there was a tooltip to show the full path, but there ain't one
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. RMB the desktop wallpaper.
2. Choose "Configure destkop & wallpaper".
3. Select "Slideshow" for the wallpaper plugin.
4. Add a folder under your home directory to the folder list
OBSERVED RESULT
The folder list attempts to show the path to the new folder, but it can only
show the start up to the user's name. There's no way to see where that entry is
pointing to (other than clicking the "open folder" button to start a new
Dolphin instance)
EXPECTED RESULT
There should be enough space to understand relatively short paths under the
home dir (for example, mine is `/home/odeda/.local/share/wallpapers`).
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.98.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I can think of a few ways to improve on this issue (all non-exclusive - its
possible to do all):
1. As mentioned above, have tooltip to allow users to easily discover the full
path. This should be implemented regardless of other solutions as it will help
with arbitrarily long paths that there is otherwise no way to present.
2. Shrink the displayed path to user's folders by replacing "/home/user-id"
with "~" - this shorthand should be familiar to most users (and if it isn't,
its one more way to help familiarize them with it). Or a house icon - like in
Dolphin's places bar, I don't mind either.
3. Make the default size wider.
4. Do something with the folder entry display - I understand that its meant to
show the folder name in bold and the path up to that folder (but excluding) as
"additional information", but it doesn't work well if you have many "wallpaper"
named folders all over the place. Maybe there's something else that can be
done?
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