Page layout editor, properties panel layout problems

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Doesn't seem to affect OSX.

Application: PlEditor

Version: (5.99.0-2293-gefc3f8c29), debug build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.0.4
	libcurl/7.57.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2n zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.4 libpsl/0.19.1 (+libidn2/2.0.4)

Platform: macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6 (Build 18G5033), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac

Build Info:
	Date: Jul 13 2020 22:42:43
	wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
	Boost: 1.72.0
	Curl: 7.57.0
	ngspice: 26
	Compiler: Clang 11.0.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
	KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
	BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
	KICAD_SPICE=ON
	KICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG=OFF
	KICAD_STDLIB_LIGHT_DEBUG=OFF
	KICAD_SANITIZE=OFF

Hmm, that's weird. I would have though KiCad is using a cross-platform UI library

But wait a second - Windows isn't fully affected, either. There are scrollbars. But there are problems anyways:

And in general the layout is horrible.

Is this just a preferences problem that the panel is initialising to "over-shrunk"?

@eelik , can you grab the darker gray border on the left of the panel and drag it bigger? Or is the whole window sash thing broken on GTK?

This looks fine for me on GTK. The only part that is a problem is that the scrollbar isn't shown at the start if it is needed. It is only shown when the panel is resized the first time.

Application: PlEditor

Version: (5.99.0-2255-gbb596ac139-dirty), debug build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.0.4
	libcurl/7.69.1 OpenSSL/1.1.1g-fips zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.3.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.0) libssh/0.9.4/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.41.0

Platform: Linux 5.7.8-200.fc32.x86_64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK

Build Info:
	Date: Jul  9 2020 20:20:16
	wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
	Boost: 1.69.0
	OCC: 7.4.0
	Curl: 7.69.1
	ngspice: 32
	Compiler: Clang 10.0.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
	KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
	BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
	KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
	KICAD_SPICE=ON
	KICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG=OFF
	KICAD_STDLIB_LIGHT_DEBUG=ON
	KICAD_SANITIZE=ON

When I started it I had the little triangle or arrow on the left, I guess intended to "scroll" the tabs. But clicking that does not make the second tab appear.

Archlinux.

Here's a video from my FullHD screen. I started KiCad with default settings.

(Sorry about the version - it's Jon's branch, but shouldn't affect this and I tested with master anyways and I'm not going to record this again.)

screencast_pleditorlayout-2020-07-14_17.12.36

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Is there any reason for that panel to be that narrow by default? I mean this is close to being the main interaction with the pl_editor the user will ever use except for moving objects around graphically.

No, it should ideally be the correct size to show all pieces by default. The other thing is though, I think the width is saved in the preferences, so even making it the correct size will only work for people who delete all old preferences and start fresh.

It doesn't save the width, it always resets it when I close and open pledit.

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marked this issue as related to #4888 (closed)

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I suspect this has been around for some time, and it certainly wouldn't block 6.0 from shipping so I've removed the milestone.

If anyone takes a fancy to it, though, don't let that stop you from fixing it. ;)

I found this topic after another user opened a question for it on the user forum: https://forum.kicad.info/t/page-layout-editor-properties-panel-cut-off/26159

For me the behavior is pretty much the same. I can make the properties window wider, but there is no live update as compared with for example the layers window in Pcbnew. There is also no vertical scrollbar and stuff starts disapearing when the total height of the window becomes less then 1030 pixels, which may be quite a nuisance for people working on a laptop (or PC) with a lowish resolution.

Application: Page Layout Editor

Version: 5.99.0-unknown-09587ef4f~106~ubuntu20.04.1, release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.0.4
	libcurl/7.68.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1f zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.2.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.2.0) libssh/0.9.3/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.40.0 librtmp/2.3

Platform: Linux 5.4.0-54-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, mate, x11

Build Info:
	Date: Nov 26 2020 10:18:52
	wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
	Boost: 1.71.0
	OCC: 7.3.0
	Curl: 7.68.0
	ngspice: 31
	Compiler: GCC 9.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
	KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON
	KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
	KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
	KICAD_SPICE=ON

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I marked this as "starter" because it needs only wxwidgets UI changes.

closed with commit 1fd862a3

changed milestone to %6.0.0-rc1

Can the fix be cherry picked to 5.1, too? A user asked about the missing scrollbar in 5.1 in the forum.

Vertical scrolling was the most important problem, but the panel still needs complete layout redesign. I should report another issue for that, I guess, unless it's agreed that this issue can be reopened.

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Cherry picked to 5.1, a9b53d94

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Page layout editor, properties panel layout problems

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