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When selection Hot Corners, buttons make it difficult to tell which corner applies

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Domain
design, desktop

Research direction

Start at Displays → Configuration → Compositor Settings and inspect the Hot Corners controls. Identify the QML component that lays out those buttons and check how their labels are constrained. Done means each button clearly shows which corner it controls at the reported window width.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

bug niri
Compositor

Niri

Distribution

CachyOS

If Other, please specify

No response

Select your Installation Method

DankInstaller

Was this your original Installation method?

Yes

If no, specify

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dms doctor -vC
Click to expand ## DMS Doctor Report

System

  • [ok] Operating System: CachyOS
    • ID: cachyos, Version: rolling, Arch: amd64
  • [ok] Architecture: amd64
  • [ok] Display Server: Wayland
    • WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1

Versions

  • [ok] DMS CLI: dms v1.6.3
    • /usr/bin/dms
  • [ok] Quickshell: Quickshell 0.3.2 (revision , distributed by Arch Linux)
    • /usr/bin/qs
  • [ok] DMS Shell: v1.6.3
    • /run/user/1000/danklinux-shell/84f8cef0a2b47645

Installation

  • [ok] DMS Configuration: Found
    • /run/user/1000/danklinux-shell/84f8cef0a2b47645
  • [ok] shell.qml: Present
    • /run/user/1000/danklinux-shell/84f8cef0a2b47645/shell.qml
  • [info] Install Type: Unknown
    • /run/user/1000/danklinux-shell/84f8cef0a2b47645

Compositor

  • [ok] niri: 26.04
    • /usr/bin/niri
  • [info] Active: niri
  • [ok] Background Blur: Supported
    • Compositor supports ext-background-effect-v1

Quickshell Features

  • [ok] Polkit: Available
    • Authentication prompts
  • [ok] IdleMonitor: Available
    • Idle detection
  • [ok] IdleInhibitor: Available
    • Prevent idle/sleep
  • [ok] ShortcutInhibitor: Available
    • Allow shortcut management (niri, Aqueous)
  • [ok] BackgroundBlur: Available
    • Background blur API support in Quickshell

Optional Features

  • [ok] accountsservice: Available
    • User accounts
  • [ok] power-profiles-daemon: Available
    • Power profile management
  • [ok] logind: Available
    • Session management
  • [warn] cups-pk-helper: Not available (install cups-pk-helper)
    • Printer management
  • [ok] I2C/DDC: 2 monitor(s) detected
    • External monitor brightness control
  • [ok] qt6-imageformats: Installed (1 formats)
    • Formats: GIF (/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
  • [warn] kimageformats: Not installed
    • AVIF, HEIF, JXL support
  • [ok] Terminal: alacritty
  • [ok] Network: NetworkManager
    • NetworkManager present. Using NM API.
  • [ok] matugen: Installed
    • Dynamic theming
  • [ok] cava: Installed
    • Audio visualizer
  • [info] khal: Not installed
    • Calendar events
  • [info] danksearch: Not installed
    • File search
  • [info] dankcalendar: Not installed
    • Calendar app
  • [info] fprintd: Not installed
    • Fingerprint auth
  • [info] adw-gtk3: Not installed
    • GTK3 dynamic theming; without it the global CSS override applies

Config Files

  • [ok] settings.json: Present
    • /home/valankar/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json
  • [info] clsettings.json: Not yet created
    • /home/valankar/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json
  • [ok] plugin_settings.json: Present
    • /home/valankar/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json
  • [ok] session.json: Present
    • /home/valankar/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json
  • [ok] dms-colors.json: Present
    • /home/valankar/.cache/DankMaterialShell/dms-colors.json

Services

  • [ok] dms.service: enabled, active
  • [ok] greetd: enabled

Environment

  • [info] QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: Not set
  • [info] QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME_QT6: Not set
  • [info] QS_ICON_THEME: Not set
  • [info] XDG_MENU_PREFIX: Not set

Fonts

  • [ok] Normal Font: Inter Variable
    • /run/user/1000/danklinux-shell/84f8cef0a2b47645/DankCommon/assets/fonts/inter/InterVariable.ttf
  • [ok] Monospace Font: Fira Code
    • /run/user/1000/danklinux-shell/84f8cef0a2b47645/DankCommon/assets/fonts/nerd-fonts/FiraCodeNerdFont-Regular.ttf

Summary: 0 error(s), 2 warning(s), 32 ok

Description

Under the 'Hot Corners' section in Displays -> Configuration, I cannot tell which corner the buttons refer too. See attached.

Image

I've tried resizing the window width and still you cannot tell if it is top left, top right, etc.

Expected Behavior

Buttons should have the full text.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Open settings
  2. Go to Displays -> Configuration
  3. Select 'Compositor Settings'
  4. Hot Corners -> Select
Error Messages/Logs

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Screenshots/Recordings

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Dominant language
QML
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