https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497149
Bug ID: 497149
Summary: [Desktop Bar] Desktop Bar doesn't follow global
scaling (DPI)
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: git master
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: effects-overview
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: breakingsp...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
The Desktop Bar does not respect the Global scale value set per monitor
(kcm.globalScale).
This is more evident on hidpi (4k) screens, where Global scaling is more often
employed to enlarge UI elements.
This is not an issue at 100% scale (most 1080p and 1440p displays).
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set your resolution as high as it goes using Kscreen KCM.
2. Turn Global scaling up (200% or so) in the same KCM.
3. Log out and back in.
OBSERVED RESULT
Everything has enlarged except for the Desktop Bar (thumbnails are tiny)
EXPECTED RESULT
Desktop Bar should scale proportionally with the rest of the desktop elements
(panels, decorations, etc)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I proposed an enhancement to increase the default width of the Desktop Bar
which uncovered this bug
(https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/6875). It was not intended
as a solution to a scaling issue, but to offer functional ease of access to the
bar at native scale.
Evaluating the global scale would complement this solution, but one is not
dependent on the other.
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