> So many KDE apps have this same problem. Giant labeled buttons taking up space from the actual content
Unlabeled buttons are a scourge, accursed and meaningless hieroglyphs
Unlabeled buttons are a scourge, accursed and meaningless hieroglyphs
I guess both of those places are especially space constrained, which maybe makes it feel more worth it to me. And I also actively arrange all the items in both cases, choosing not just the arrangement but which will show at all. That means I know them basically as soon as I throw them down.
I wonder if it would be crazy to have the labels on shown-by-default buttons fade only after a certain number of clicks on them.
See how easy it is to justify "the scourge"? Also, this is exactly the same situation here - using a permanent toolbar on your main screen (not a submenu or some secondary settings screen where extra labels don't cost anything)
> crazy to have the labels on shown-by-default buttons fade only after a certain number of clicks on them.
Great idea, had the same, though an even better is to use frecency as a proxy for memory everywhere (and also apply it to various tips and keybinds etc) - if you've clicked the button 10 times, the label disappears, but if you haven't clicked in a year, it reappears (all configurable per button of course, OS-wide, there are some frequently use symbols like clipboard that you'll never forget due to use in other apps)