https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475246
Bug ID: 475246
Summary: System Monitor Sensor Widget: Horizontal bars type
does not have chart settings
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.27.8
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: System Monitor
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: p...@julianvos.nl
CC: adamska...@gmail.com, ahiems...@heimr.nl,
n...@kde.org, notm...@gmail.com, plasma-b...@kde.org
Depends on: 441510
Target Milestone: 1.0
Created attachment 162098
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=162098&action=edit
Screenshot of the system monitor widget in both styles side-by-side, showing
cpu frequency and the widget settings.
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #441510 +++
SUMMARY
When editing a System monitor Sensor widget, most of the chart-type display
styles, like bar charts and line charts, have a "chart details" tab. Here we
can change settings such as whether or not to show legends, and whether to use
an automatic data range or set it manually.
The horizontal bars display style is missing these settings, including the data
range settings that would (partially) fix #441510.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Add the system monitor widget to your desktop
2. Set "Display Style" to "Horizontal Bars"
3. Apply
OBSERVED RESULT
There is no longer a chart settings tab.
EXPECTED RESULT
I would expect all of the chart-type styles to have some common settings, like
show sensors legend and the data range settings.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: OpenSUSE Tumbleweed 20231001
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have attached a screenshot of an example scenario where not having these
settings makes the horizontal bar style makes it not very useful.
On the bar chart, automatically setting the bounds doesn't work, but I can
manually specify my Y max value to be my CPU warning temperature for example.
On the horizontal bar chart, automatically setting the bounds also doesn't
work, and I can't manually set the bounds either, effectively pinning the bar
to max.
SUMMARY
The 'System Monitor Sensor' Widget has a problem with it's 'horizontal bars'
display style. It's essentially useless if you need to monitor something like
temperature for instance, because you can't set limits of the data. It will
automatically choose it's own data range and it doesn't do a very good job at
this. My CPU temp sensor just shows the bar 'maxed out' regardless of what it's
temperature is. Basically it's upper data range is just whatever the current
temp is for some reason. And my GPU temp sensor seems to display a range that
doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It's idle temps are 2/3 of the way full on
the bar and they're well within normal temp ranges.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set-up horizontal bars display style in System Monitor Sensor widget with a
couple temp sensors.
OBSERVED RESULT
Notice that you can't gather any useful data from it without expanding the
widget and reading the actual values.
EXPECTED RESULT
It should either be better at guessing automatic data ranges for something like
temperature sensors or even better, allow the same setup that 'Bar Chart'
display style uses and allow you to set your own data ranges, after all it's
practically the same display style except horizontal.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: OpenSUSE Tumbleweed 20210820
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.85.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Referenced Bugs:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441510
[Bug 441510] System Monitor Sensor Widget: Horizontal Bars Not Functional For
Anything Requiring Data Limits To Be Set
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