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Old 07-03-2022, 08:42 AM   #1
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Lightbulb recompiling GTK & Qt programs with centre-justified menus?

In '0s I came up with a few/couple graphical user interface (GUI) ideas/suggestions KDE implemented, and if I recall correctly, Windows copied some (when MS was influenced by KDE4.) One was menus could be moved to middle, which they didn't use, but lately Windows uses (start menu, don't know about programs' menus like 'File Edit View Help,' etc.)
        GUIs aren't books so there's no reason menus should be left-justified rather than centre-justified. My PC has 1600x1200 (top.) '1080p' drawing pad/LCD (side,) 4K (main,) and having to move from one side of one to other side of another is the worst.
        Has anyone ever recompiled GTK & Qt programs (on Slackware or UNIX) with centre-justified menus, and how difficult might that be--is it worth it?
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Old 07-03-2022, 09:11 AM   #2
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Has anyone ever recompiled GTK & Qt programs (on Slackware or UNIX) with centre-justified menus, and how difficult might that be--is it worth it?
Read the docs, and online examples:

https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/property.M...justified.html
https://developer-old.gnome.org/gtk3...kMenuItem.html
https://www.murrayc.com/permalink/20...-text-widgets/

https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwidgets-mai...s-example.html
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/qt-alignment-in-pyqt5/
https://zetcode.com/gui/qt5/menusandtoolbars/
 
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Old 07-03-2022, 12:02 PM   #3
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If I'm drawing in GIMP on 4K screen, having to go that far is the worst, and still bad even with programs snapped to each side of the screen...
You may want to increase the mouse acceleration.

Code:
xset mouse 2 25
works well at 4K.
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Old 07-03-2022, 04:15 PM   #4
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That's just as bad!

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You may want to increase the mouse acceleration.
I increased it to maximum decades ago.
 
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(when MS was influenced by KDE4.)
HAHAHAHAHA! You're a funny guy.
 
Old 12-25-2023, 08:58 AM   #6
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Looked at more documentation: seems can't be done with (older) GTK but can be with newer QT.
 
  


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