linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon-control-center
[Feature request] Display the numerical value of sliders where they're not already displayed
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- Dominant language
- C
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- 66
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- 78
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Description
For instance, in the Mouse & Touchpad settings and Keyboard settings, settings like mouse speed and repeat speed can only be changed by sliders, with the UI not showing the numerical values at all. (Current values could be displayed as tooltips, by mousing over the slider and keeping the cursor in place, if making them directly editable is in some way a concern.)
Not having mouse speed displayed is frustrating in particular, because if that is changed accidentally then, because of how it is only really feasible to get an approximation of the previous value with sliders, it can result in muscle memory making mouse-intensive tasks, like playing video games, feel very off. Learned this the hard way.
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Research direction
Start by inspecting the Mouse & Touchpad and Keyboard settings panels, then trace how their sliders are created and updated. Done means the relevant sliders display their current numerical values, either directly or through tooltips, without losing the existing controls.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100