font overlapping/not enough spacing with application groups

[xtknight]

This is a very wishlist-like bug, but I think the spacing between the arrow in the app groups in the taskbar and the actual app name is too small.

e.g., http://xtknight.atothosting.com/images/taskbar_groups.png

It is rather unsightly and looks unpolished, especially for the Firefox, Qtpfsgui, and Terminal groups shown above.

[xtknight (xt-knight)]

Now the icon does not exist anymore but instead looks like this (like a poor effort at transparency).

http://xtknight.atothosting.com/images/missing_group_icon.png

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug. Could you attach your screenshot to the bug rather than giving an url to download it? What change would you suggest exactly?

[xtknight (xt-knight)]

I would suggest that when application groups are enabled, the maximum length for the caption of a taskbar item be one character shorter. I also suggest that the original icon be used. This way, the original icon along with the shortened application title would allow a better appearance. If the application title has to be expanded, the ellipsis should also not overlap the icon. Either the app title should be one character shorter, or a few pixels shorter.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

I've sent the bug upstream on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474363

[xtknight (xt-knight)]

This may only be happening with higher DPIs actually.