My laptop has a display resolution of 1366x768. Every now and then, I’ll encounter a window whose default height is over 768 and thus won’t fit entirely within my screen. The GTK file picker comes to mind, though it is resizable without much fuss. But then there are those that cannot be resized and being unable to move the titlebar further up, I am forced to use Alt+F7 to see what’s at the bottom.

I suspect that many programs today are designed to work comfortably on higher resolution displays, but not really tested on smaller ones. Understandably, developers only have so much time and 1366x768 is getting long in the tooth. Just wanted to put this out there since nobody seems to be talking about it.

  • Fatur_New@lemmy.mlEnglish
    42·
    2 days ago

    This issue doesn’t need statistics to be solved. Developers just need to “As low resolution as possible” in mind

    Sorry if my english is bad

    • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
      4·
      2 days ago

      Developers will develop so it is right for the majority of their users and I guess they are aiming at 1080p which is mid-range at the moment. This is why hardware stats are important. If they’re anonymous then what’s the problem with them?

      Your English is fine.

      • flashgnash@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 day ago

        I would say 1080p should be the baseline for desktop development nowadays, I haven’t seen a display lower than that in use (with the exception of physically smaller screens like tablets or steam deck) in years

        Eye candy is what makes a lot of people take the plunge to switch to Linux in the first place

        • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          with the exception of physically smaller screens like tablets or steam deck

          exactly that. my tablet has the same resolution, and even some plasma utils can’t fit on the screen

      • Fatur_New@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Developers will develop so it is right for the majority of their users and I guess they are aiming at 1080p which is mid-range at the moment. This is why hardware stats are important.

        Fair enough although i still oppose it. We need a better way. My suggestion is developers should develop with “Think about 720p” or “Also think about 720p” principle.

        Your English is fine

        I am happy hear it.

        • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
          1·
          1 day ago

          “Think about 720p” or “Also think about 720p” principle.

          The problem with that is if only a few people have 720p then the majority suffer for no real reason. The only way to know for sure is hardware surveys. That said, Linux is known for running on older hardware so maybe it should be taken into consideration. The only way to know for sure is hardware surveys, everything else is assumption.

          If, like KDE’s, they are opt in, anonymous, allow you to choose how much information to share, and can’t track an individual over time then I think they are a positive and an easy way to contribute back to a project. If they are like the Manjaro proposal, which is none of those things, then they are a negative and should be opted out of.

          • flashgnash@lemm.ee
            3·
            1 day ago

            I think to a certain extent there are multiple desktop environments, you don’t have to use gnome

            Have tried hyprland on a tiny tablet screen before and it was perfectly usable (besides the fact said tablet melted the moment I tried to load YouTube)