tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post7148704267591738112..comments2023-09-28T01:00:05.459-07:00Comments on Coder's Grumble: Keyboard layout indicator: widget or tray icon?Andriy Rysinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15459117919480338449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-85050773349458931812013-07-08T01:50:44.001-07:002013-07-08T01:50:44.001-07:00Imho the way to go is an OSD that is shown everyti...Imho the way to go is an OSD that is shown everytime you change the layout.afiestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997122589772265827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-59453462662687891712013-07-07T04:55:55.028-07:002013-07-07T04:55:55.028-07:00I am using the system tray icon. The simple reason...I am using the system tray icon. The simple reason for me to do this is that the system tray icons are much smaller than the plasma widgets in the panel. The widgets gobble up nearly double the amount of space and cannot be resized (or, rather, I don't know how to do this). Here is a screenshot of the panel with both in action for easy comparison: http://imgur.com/J9d1KRt<br /><br />As you can see, the (vertical) panel has only 900 pixels to waste and most of that is already taken up by something.<br /><br />In summary, I would not like to loose the systray widget, simply since it is smaller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-16454773139735611692013-07-07T01:46:26.558-07:002013-07-07T01:46:26.558-07:00Maybe off topic but I'd like to have "Loc...Maybe off topic but I'd like to have "Lock keys controller" (http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/?content=152551) included.<br />Seems to be keyboard related and usefull for peaople like me with laptop with no indicatorwazykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013381366483189325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-33795209635009060822013-07-06T00:39:58.899-07:002013-07-06T00:39:58.899-07:00please do NOT do away with Systray indicator. I am...please do NOT do away with Systray indicator. I am likely far from the only one who see little use in cluttering the desktop with x number of plasmoids for "tiny but important" functionsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227151380621015212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-80352715677701345382013-07-05T21:47:20.757-07:002013-07-05T21:47:20.757-07:00The systray icon will appear only if a user has a ...The systray icon will appear only if a user has a systray plasmoid.<br />What about placing a keyb. layout plasmoid by default, even if one language is selected?<br /><br />The users who don't need it will just delete it, while for users who will to add a second language the set up will be faster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948485898695170549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-81517902781609699172013-07-05T19:57:14.783-07:002013-07-05T19:57:14.783-07:00The main problem with plasmoid is that I can't...The main problem with plasmoid is that I can't control it from the daemon/systemsettings. Many people are used to the fact that if they configure keyboard layouts the indicator appears automatically. I don't think we want to make users configure layouts and then know that they also have to add plasmoid somewhere.Andriy Rysinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459117919480338449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-21970612640375862302013-07-05T13:20:05.250-07:002013-07-05T13:20:05.250-07:00I do agree that having two indicators is confusing...I do agree that having two indicators is confusing.<br />But think that way:<br />The indicators are what the plasmoids are invented for.<br />Me personally, I don't have a system tray at all. Hopefully I can place a keyboard layout indicator directly on the panel.<br />Also, the plasmoid is lightweight and beautiful.<br />It would be very pity if the plasmoid is removed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948485898695170549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965609351454532223.post-46698504502969077072013-07-05T12:04:37.118-07:002013-07-05T12:04:37.118-07:00Why not make it a systray widget like the device n...Why not make it a systray widget like the device notifier or the battery widget? IMHO that would be a reasonable compromise between the two approaches.pprkuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272287381626455767noreply@blogger.com