https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469577
Bug ID: 469577
Summary: Current task indicators are not suitable for people
with poor eyesight.
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: master
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Task Manager and Icons-Only Task Manager
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: biudre...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: 1.0
Currently task indicators are displayed as semi-transparent squares and a thin
line at the edge of the panel, the only distinction between focused and
background application is the use of accent color. This causes numerous
problems for people with poor visibility:
1. The use of color to differentiate the state between applications is not bad,
unless it is the ONLY method. People who have problems distinguishing the use
of colors at a glance, or who prefer to work without the use of color, are
going to have a serious problem when working since it is impossible to discern
the state of an application if you remove the color.
see:
https://preview.redd.it/jyd2qdd9xvpa1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=6e0492d15ac69eb64aa5e892c25cb0b876069202
https://preview.redd.it/ad4fqb7dyvpa1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5d44934d213e809f4d99f3ae77c993a9c5ece5e4
https://preview.redd.it/w5916xdazvpa1.png?width=775&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=cf41d4e2b409471e01c628a9b00e7938fdc198c8
2. Apps that aren't focused keep the background semi-transparent, filling up
the panel quickly if you have multiple apps open, drawing attention in the same
way as the focused app, and overloading the panel. This makes it even more
difficult to see at a glance which application has the focus and is drawing the
eye too much.
3. The line that is drawn at the edge of the panel becomes practically
invisible depending on what content you have on the screen, making it
practically useless. It would need to have at least a couple of pixels of
separation with the border so that it does not blur with the rest of the
content and people who need glasses can use it without problem.
4. The current theme does not fit well with the current use of the floating
panel. The floating panel has a separation with the edges of the screen, and
the widgets also separate. This repeats the problem of point 3, since the
widget indicator is also a colored bar attached to the edge, and aesthetically
it is not pretty to use the use of colored boxes for applications.
5. Grouped tasks do not correctly transmit their state. The use of an icon in
the middle of the icon is not always visible as it is confused with the icon,
and only conveys that there are "more" apps of the same style open, without
giving an approximate number. Minimum 3. And it could not be indicated with
duplication of the icon either, since it would cause the same problem that it
is difficult for people with vision problems to see it. At that point "Fancy
Tasks" does a good job.
Those problems are what prevent me from using the default theme and I would
prefer it to be fixed. I've currently had to create my own theme to get it to
work:
https://i.imgur.com/dtxx32J.png
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