Public bug reported: On a 1080p screen (scaling: 100%) the top-bar size of 2.5em feels distracting.
A reduction to a 2em-ish bar seems more reasonable. This might greatly improve the "feel" of Ubuntu's (and GNOME's) quite excellent User Interface in my mind. Description: Ubuntu 25.04 Release: 25.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 48.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 48.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 48.0-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: On a 1080p screen the top-bar size of 2.5em feels distracting. - The current amount of white space has no use and doesn't serve the purpose of a desktop experience. - This can't be the way. - A reduction to a 2em-ish bar seems more reasonable. - + A reduction to a 2em-ish bar seems more reasonable. + This might greatly improve the "feel" of Ubuntu's (and GNOME's) quite excellent User Interface in my mind. Description: Ubuntu 25.04 Release: 25.04 gnome-shell: - Installed: 48.0-1ubuntu1 - Candidate: 48.0-1ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 48.0-1ubuntu1 500 - 500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 48.0-1ubuntu1 + Candidate: 48.0-1ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 48.0-1ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Description changed: - On a 1080p screen the top-bar size of 2.5em feels distracting. + On a 1080p screen (scaling: 100%) the top-bar size of 2.5em feels + distracting. - A reduction to a 2em-ish bar seems more reasonable. + A reduction to a 2em-ish bar seems more reasonable. This might greatly improve the "feel" of Ubuntu's (and GNOME's) quite excellent User Interface in my mind. Description: Ubuntu 25.04 Release: 25.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 48.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 48.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 48.0-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2114986 Title: top bar height feels overweight on 1080p Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On a 1080p screen (scaling: 100%) the top-bar size of 2.5em feels distracting. A reduction to a 2em-ish bar seems more reasonable. This might greatly improve the "feel" of Ubuntu's (and GNOME's) quite excellent User Interface in my mind. Description: Ubuntu 25.04 Release: 25.04 gnome-shell: Installed: 48.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 48.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 48.0-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/2114986/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
