keyboard applet flag size to big

Created attachment 323684
screenshot of the applet area

Description of problem:
The keyboard-indicator applet takes all the available space in the gnome panel (panel height). This is even more apparent in the case the user has the settinhs showFlags in gconf turned on. The applet should strive for a more unified look, in order to fit in with the other applets

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-applets-2.24.1-1.fc10.x86_64

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download a country flag for your layout (svg or png from Wikipedia will work, size doesn't matter) and place under ~/.icons/flags/<2-char-iso-code>.png
2. Turn on flags: `gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/indicator/showFlags true`
3. Select the "Keyboard Indicator" from the available panel applet list and add to panel if not already on.

Actual results:
The flag icon is shown on the panel, and it takes all of the panel's height. The icon width is scaled accordingly to its height. The applet "feels" much bulkier than the other applets.

Expected results:
A more consistent look&feel, some space on top and bottom of the applet.

It would be nice, if the flag icon size is configurable via gconf or gtkrc. Anyway a fast workaround is a small change in the applet code, delimiting it to only 75% of the available height. (maybe that would be even better solved as a setting in gconf, named "zoom" or "scale")

diff -uNr a/gswitchit/gswitchit-applet.c b/gswitchit/gswitchit-applet.c
--- a/gswitchit/gswitchit-applet.c 2008-11-15 07:04:17.000000000 +0100
+++ b/gswitchit/gswitchit-applet.c 2008-11-15 07:06:07.000000000 +0100
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
  gtk_widget_show_all (sia->applet);
  gtk_widget_realize (sia->applet);

- max_ratio = gkbd_indicator_get_max_width_height_ratio ();
+ max_ratio = 0.75 * gkbd_indicator_get_max_width_height_ratio ();

  if (max_ratio > 0) {
   switch (orient) {

Created attachment 323685
PATCH limit the size of the applet to 75% of available height

Created attachment 323686
screenshot of the restricted applet

Here's how the applet looks with size fixed at 75% height. The screenshot is only with the icon, but turning off the flags and using text only looks good as well.

Hi Todor,

Do you mind posting your patch upstream at bugzilla.gnome.org?

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