Standard clock applet is oversized in Artful

[Erick Brunzell]

In Artful if the standard clock applet is used there is a dead-space to the left of it. In my first screenshot you can see the dead-space between the indicator-applet and the clock applet. In the second screenshot you can see I've moved the clock applet to the left and the same dead-space exists between it and the inhibit-applet.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-panel 1:3.24.1-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-19.22-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME
Date: Tue Dec 12 15:19:25 2017
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.layout' b'object-id-list' b"['window-list', 'workspace-switcher', 'clock', 'indicator-applet', 'inhibit-applet', 'menu-button', 'trash-applet', 'launcher', 'launcher-0', 'launcher-1']"
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.layout' b'toplevel-id-list' b"['bottom-panel']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-11 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

Second screenshot.

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

This can happen when you enable “Show weather” in preferences but the weather information failed loading for some reason. Can you try disabling showing the weather?

[Alberts Muktupāvels (muktupavels)]

I think I know where is the problem, but I have no time to test / confirm it... If there is no response from me after 1. June then please open upstream bug when all GNOME modules will be migrated to gitlab.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

Sorry to take so long getting back to this. Disabling "show weather" and "show temp" helps reduce that dead space but it must be done after each boot or reboot because the settings don't "stick".

[Alberts Muktupāvels (muktupavels)]

I think this is / should be fixed in 3.30.0. Related commit:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-panel/commit/0666bcded993015b4747cc5ba2cd024f47de2440

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-panel - 1:3.30.0-1ubuntu1

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gnome-panel (1:3.30.0-1ubuntu1) cosmic; urgency=medium

  * Merge with Debian unstable, remaining changes:
    - debian/changelog:
      + Use an epoch in version number.
    - debian/control.in:
      + Recommend indicator-applet-complete.
      + Adjust Breaks for Ubuntu versioning.
      + Use Ubuntu VCS fields.
    - debian/rules:
      + Explicitly build without -Bsymbolic-functions flag.
    - debian/patches/40_unset_menuproxy.patch:
      + Make sure panel and applets do not pick up menu proxies.
    - debian/patches/41_classic_layout.patch:
      + Replace clock and notification area with indicators.
  * The new release fixes oversized clock applet (LP: #1737836).
  * Drop fallback_css.diff, applied in the new release.
  * Refresh debian/patches/40_unset_menuproxy.patch.

 -- Dmitry Shachnev <email address hidden> Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:13:14 +0300

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

Will we be able to push a patch into gnome-panel 1:3.26 in Bionic since it's an LTS supported until 2023?