[Bug 42772] clock does not reclaim free space (pixels) on the right

[Olivier Cortès]

Public bug reported:

Affects: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
graphical annoyance : I once positionned clock applet "0 pixel" near
mixer applet. As time passes by, due to the non-monospaced font, clock
label is larger at certain times (22:22 is larger (pixel-wise) than
11:11 for example).

The applet does not reclaim "free space", so there is a gap (apparently
empty space, but in fact it is embedded in the applet) between clock and
mixer :

http://deep-ocean.net/captures/clock/clock-applet-padding-right-4.png

(notice the -normal- 2 pixels left-padding and the -too large- 4 or 5
pixels right padding when doing mouse-over)

I think the applet should reclaim this unused space. I remember it did
in GNOME 2.12, but i could have been dreaming it did ;)

Occasionnaly, right clicking on the applet at different times of day
makes it actually reclaim this "free space", but it doesn't happen every
time i try (it seems to work only when I have not clicked for a long
period of time, but i can't confirm this).

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clock does not reclaim free space (pixels) on the right
https://launchpad.net/bugs/42772