[Bug 163060] New: Plasma height adjustment is counter-intuitive

[Drossos Stamboulakis]

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           Summary: Plasma height adjustment is counter-intuitive
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: panel-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: adsluard tpg com au


Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

Using the little cashew on the right of the panel to adjust the height is very difficult and counter-intuitive. I used the cashew about 4-5 times to change my panel width, but for the life of me could not understand how to change the height of the panel.

I attempted to click on the panel itself whilst the configuration rows were up, and "drag" it higher/lower. However, this did not work (and dropped me out of configuration! Oops!). I tried this for a few times, then gave up.

I asked other users how to go about doing this, and only after I was instructed did I find the way.

Would it be possible to:
a) Have some sort of message/tooltip displayed when in configuration mode? (e.g. "To adjust the height of the panel please click and drag here ^^")
b) Allow the user to drag the actual panel itself (when they click on the main boundary, not bounded by the screen) - kind of like kicker used to allow?