Panel icon sizing bug in 4.4

[Chani]

On May 23, 2010 13:08:57 Marco Martin wrote:
> On Sunday 23 May 2010, Chani wrote:
> > On May 23, 2010 10:27:26 Rhapsody wrote:
> > > On 23/05/10 18:08, Ivan Čukić wrote:
> > > > As far as I know, it is intentional, that is, it is not a bug.
> > > > 
> > > > From my point of view, this is something that we can make
> > > > configurable (there already is a configuration page in system
> > > > settings>  application appearance> icons>  advanced, *but the size
> > > > setting is disabled*)
> > > 
> > > My exact response to the highlighted part was to scream "What?!? You
> > > WHAT?!?". I went to check this and found that is it true. There is a
> > > setting there, it is set to 32 pixels, and unlike the other categories
> > > (Desktop, Toolbar, Main Toolbar, etc) is is explicitly disabled.
> > > 
> > > Why would you do that? Why would you set an arbitrary size limit and
> > > then explicitly disable the option to change it, while still leaving it
> > > there to mock the user? What reason was there?
> > 
> > sounds like a bug to me.
> > and if it's a bug, it can be fixed (and might even be a trivial fix).
> > 
> > it's probably worth checking whether there was a reason, though. Ivan,
> > since you've already found the config option, do you know who put it
> > there (or, who disabled it)?
> 
> so,
> the reason was that vertical panels on widescreens are usually huge to fit
> the taskbar, if icons would be unlimited they would quite useless, like
> kickoff using half of the screen.
> now yes, it should follow that setting, no it doesn't, never followed it in
> kde4 and should do before 4.5
> 

not the reason for the panel thing (that was already explained enough times) - 
the reason for the default icon size setting in the KCM being disabled on 
ivan's computer.

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