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| author | Darrell Anderson <darrella@clovermail.net> | 2025-05-21 13:24:39 +0900 |
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| committer | Michele Calgaro <michele.calgaro@yahoo.it> | 2025-05-23 10:38:29 +0900 |
| commit | 5301f030ecd8950b4f0ba89f1e01255a55006bc6 (patch) | |
| tree | 234f680798b963e5a74bb0657bb378e110349f74 /doc | |
| parent | 97a133a52950fa7ddaeede73c79c9039377fedcd (diff) | |
| download | tdebase-5301f030.tar.gz tdebase-5301f030.zip | |
Add improved handbook text about the panel button stacking behavior
Signed-off-by: Darrell Anderson <darrella@clovermail.net>
Signed-off-by: Michele Calgaro <michele.calgaro@yahoo.it>
(cherry picked from commit 46d5ff9ca734adab73a57c1389b116c252fedb11)
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/kicker/index.docbook | 31 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/kicker/index.docbook b/doc/kicker/index.docbook index 1692f8d8d..2249f928f 100644 --- a/doc/kicker/index.docbook +++ b/doc/kicker/index.docbook @@ -1019,14 +1019,31 @@ If there is no mark in the checkbox, then the panel is fixed to the length specified in this section. </para> -<para>The final section of this table is labeled -<guilabel>Size</guilabel>, and refers to the -<emphasis>height</emphasis> of the panel. The panel's size can be -<guilabel>Tiny</guilabel>, <guilabel>Small</guilabel>, +<para>The final section of this dialog is labeled <guilabel>Size</guilabel>, +and refers to the <emphasis>height</emphasis> of the panel. The panel's size +can be <guilabel>Tiny</guilabel>, <guilabel>Small</guilabel>, <guilabel>Medium</guilabel>, <guilabel>Large</guilabel> or -<guilabel>Custom</guilabel>. If you choose -<guilabel>Custom</guilabel> mode, you can resize &kicker; by -specifying a height in the combobox.</para> +<guilabel>Custom</guilabel>. Choosing <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> mode allows +resizing &kicker; by specifying a height in the combobox. The default +size for the predefined <emphasis>height</emphasis> <guilabel>Tiny</guilabel> +is 24 pixels, <guilabel>Small</guilabel> is 30 pixels, +<guilabel>Normal</guilabel> is 46 pixels, and <guilabel>Large</guilabel> is +58 pixels.</para> + +<tip><para>There are additional hidden options. These hidden options are +configured in <guilabel>$TDEHOME/share/config/ktaskbarrc [General]</guilabel>. +The <guilabel>MinimumButtonHeight</guilabel> option is the +<emphasis>height</emphasis> where taskbar buttons stack into rows. The default +value is <emphasis>18</emphasis> pixels. To prevent the taskbar buttons from +stacking into rows, <guilabel>MinimumButtonHeight</guilabel> must defined +explicitly and be at least one pixel larger than the defined panel +<emphasis>height</emphasis>.</para></tip> + +<tip><para>A second hidden option is <guilabel>MaximumButtonWidth</guilabel>. +The default value is <emphasis>200</emphasis> pixels. This is the +<emphasis>width</emphasis> each taskbar button will use. To override the +default value the option must defined explicitly. The setting mostly affects +using a Display option with text.</para></tip> <para>If you have multiple monitors, you can configure the panel for each screen entirely independently. If you are not sure which screen |
