GUI nitpicking, application initial size.
Knut Morten Johansson
knutmj at online.no
Thu Feb 24 20:36:58 GMT 2005
Hi
I'm not sure if this is to late or not regarding release and such, but here it
is anyway. Lately there has been some good cleaning up, UI wise with the
KControll and default fontsize issues. This is similar and goes to the
initial start up size of the applications. Some apps have too small initial
start up sizes, making the user re-size them before use. It's really a small
thing and not a big problem, but it looks ugly and gives bad first
impressions.
I have done a quick test with CVS 2005-13-02, clean user directory and default
settings. Following packages installed: arts, kdelibs, kdebase, kdenetwork,
kdeutils, kdesdk, kdemulitmedia, kdegraphics(-Kuicshow), kdeartwork,
kdeaddons, kdepim.
Running the apps from the K menu on by one, I think these apps have wrong
size(using the display windows geometry when moving, setting).
Appname - initial size
KUIViewer - 91x142 - Really ugly, have to be 240 wide to accommodated
menubar.
KBabel - - 623x498 - Need height of 532 to show statusbar
Making it 757 wide, tabs look better
Umbrello - 630x460 - Splashscreen inside app, but most of it hidden outside
application area. Real bug.
Kview - 400x265 - making it 475 wide-> one toolbar row
Kolurpaint- 467x457 - increasing to 523x458, all tools fit inside window.
KPDF- initialize maximized-restore gives 390x214. 420x214 makes toolbar fit.
Perhaps more to make the sidebar look better
KPovModeller- 342x482- 442x448makes toolbar/statusbar fit
recommend something like 640x500
KIconEdit- 600x500 - 600x525 makes toolbar fit
Agregator - 352x330 - 372x330 makes menubar fit
860x640 makes info screen fit.
Kontact- bug? starts with the left side toolwidget coplapsed.
Korganizer - 428x576 - 485x570 makes toolbar fit
800x600 looks way better.
KsysGuard - 784x270- 840x500 to make it more usable.
KregExpeditor 754x356 - 760x500 toolbar fit/looks nicer
KSig - 168x409 - 303x409 makes tool/menubar fit
500x350 looks nicer.
KDEhelcenter - 461x470 - Ned something like 800x600.
Bookmark editor- 1144x522, it is actally maximized vertically by
default, restor gievs 760x522
Regards
Knut
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