KDE 4.9.3 and Menu Icon

[Paul_Vandenberg]

I upgraded to KDE 4.9.3 in Quantal via the kubuntu-ppa. I noticed the menu icon, by default the 'K' doesn't scale any more. I tend to like a panel a little smaller than the default one. My menu icon is now smaller than it needs to be. If I increase the panel thickness, it doesn't change the icon size until I increase the thickness quite a bit and then it jumps to a much bigger icon size. Before 4.9.3, the icon would scale nicely according to the panel size. I used ppa-purge to go back to 4.9.2. Hopefully, this is bug and not done by desgn! Anyone else notice this?

[geoaraujo]

Yes, this is happening to me too. I also hope it's a bug.

[OneLine]

Papercut - Panel icon size

(Up to KDE 4.9.2 - may work with the later)


Some of the KDE panel icons have had problems with the scaling - they seem to have the max size.



A workaround is to set the panel icon size a bit larger: KDE System Settings > Application Appearance > Icons > Advanced tab...



A large panel with the large icons.



The KDE can scale the icons downwards.

[Couch_Potato]

Hi,

I am experiencing something similar except, the desktop appears to extend beyond the size of the actual monitor. Currently, I have an LG IPS LED 23" 1080p HDMI monitor. It is set for a resolution of 1920X1080. When I change it to 1680X1024 the panels appear properly when I had them set to hidden and move the cursor over the bottom of the screen. Presently I have expanded the height of the panel to a very large size so I can at least view them. When I try to change the icon size it is unaccessible. What do I need to do to get the desktop back to within the borders of the monitor?

Tia

[Dutchman]

Is it the panel that's too large, or the whole desktop? If it's just the panel, right-click on it and go to Panel Settings > More Settings > Maximize Panel. That should make it resize to the screen edges. I've had that problem once before. I set the panel using the sizing handles that appear on the edges when you go to Panel Settings. Then I changed the desktop size and the panel became too long, couldn't see the ends. Found that when I resized the panel, that setting becomes the default regardless of screen size. By using the "Maximize Panel" option it now adjusts to the screen size automagically. Hope it helps.

Rob

[Couch_Potato]

In my case its the whole desktop is bigger than the dimensions of the monitor. If I lower the resolution all both panels appear normal.

T