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Dock icons cut off when >=150% magnification is enabled

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
66/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by locating the dock implementation and its magnification behavior in the Quickshell QML code; reproduce the report with the dock on the right and magnification set to 160%. Check how the magnified icon fits within the dock bounds. Done when the icon is no longer cut off at 150% magnification or higher.

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Description

bug niri
Compositor

Niri

Distribution

Arch Linux

If Other, please specify

No response

Select your Installation Method

Dux Installer

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: Arch Linux
    • ID: arch, Version: rolling, Arch: amd64
  • [ok] Architecture: amd64
  • [ok] Display Server: Wayland
    • WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1

Versions

  • [ok] DMS CLI: dms v2.0.0
    • /usr/bin/dms
  • [ok] Quickshell: Quickshell 0.3.2 (revision , distributed by Arch Linux)
    • /usr/bin/qs
  • [ok] DMS Shell: v2.0.0
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell

Installation

  • [ok] DMS Configuration: Found
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell
  • [ok] shell.qml: Present
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell/shell.qml
  • [info] Install Type: Unknown
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell

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
  • [warn] power-profiles-daemon: Not 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 (4 formats)
    • Formats: WebP, TIFF, GIF, ICNS (/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib/qt/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
  • [warn] kimageformats: Not installed
    • AVIF, HEIF, JXL support
  • [ok] Terminal: ghostty
  • [ok] Network: systemd-networkd
    • systemd-networkd detected (no NM/ConnMan). Using networkd for L3 and wired.
  • [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/hecate/.config/dms/settings.json
  • [ok] clsettings.json: Present
    • /home/hecate/.config/dms/clsettings.json
  • [ok] plugin_settings.json: Present
    • /home/hecate/.config/dms/plugin_settings.json
  • [ok] session.json: Present
    • /home/hecate/.local/state/dms/session.json
  • [ok] dms-colors.json: Present
    • /home/hecate/.cache/dms/dms-colors.json

Services

  • [error] dms.service: enabled, inactive
    • Nothing starts dms.service with niri.service. Run 'dms systemd enable'.
  • [ok] greetd: enabled
  • [ok] xdg-desktop-portal: Settings portal reachable

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: Google Sans Flex
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell/DCommon/assets/fonts/google-sans-flex/GoogleSansFlex.ttf
  • [ok] Monospace Font: Fira Code
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell/DCommon/assets/fonts/nerd-fonts/FiraCodeNerdFont-Regular.ttf
  • [ok] Display Font: DM Serif Display
    • /tmp/claude-1000/-home-hecate-projects-DankMaterialShell/4dfdd784-8394-420c-b797-48d746526ac8/scratchpad/bisect-wt/quickshell/DCommon/assets/fonts/dm-serif-display/DMSerifDisplay-Regular.ttf

Summary: 1 error(s), 3 warning(s), 33 ok

Description
Image

with the app dock on the right-hand side of my monitor, the lefthand side of app icon is cut off when magnification is on at 150% or higher (160% in this screenshot). Base icon size doesn't affect this at all.

Expected Behavior

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Steps to Reproduce
  1. enable dock
  2. enable magnification at 160%
  3. hover an app icon, observe lefthand side cutoff
Error Messages/Logs

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Screenshots/Recordings

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Dominant language
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