** Description changed: ************* >>> No more comments needed <<< This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. ************* Binary package hint: metacity - The issue has been an issue for users (especially of large) screens for several releases - Trackpad users seem to be particularly impacted by this- The issue appears to have been significantly aggravated in Lucid by changing the border width from 3 pixels to 1 pixel The window borders in metacity are far too thin to be used for comfortable window resizing, and resize handles are not available in all applications (or even most). In fact, of all the windows I have open right now, not a single one of them has a resize handle. The result is that I get a lot of "misses" when I try to drag a window border, which usually results in my clicking on the wrong window altogether. The best fix for this usability bug is to create an "invisible" region around each non-maximized window about 4px thick that can be used for resizing (in addition to the visible border). Or perhaps there should be a border thickness option on the System > Preferences > Windows dialog (although the default thickness should still be increased considerably). Ideally all windows would also have a resize handle but I realize that these have to be application controlled (at least that seems to be the position of the metacity team). ************* Blueprint for Natty: https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-dx-n-resizing-windows Work items 1 * Make sure the new resize grip fits in current applications; doesn't interfere with anything. We should make some noise about this during the Natty cycle so people keep their eyes open and file bugs. 2 * Invisible window resize area - around 3px invisible area to allow resize on all sides. ************* Working grip backported to gtk2 already available in ppa : https://launchpad.net/~bratsche/+archive/gtk ************* - Workaround: Edit /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/metacity-1. Set the - following values in frame_geometry_normal as desired: + Workaround: Edit /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/metacity-1/metacity- + theme-1.xml. Set the following values in frame_geometry_normal as + desired: - <distance name="left_width" value="3"/> - <distance name="right_width" value="3"/> - <distance name="bottom_height" value="3"/> + <distance name="left_width" value="3"/> + <distance name="right_width" value="3"/> + <distance name="bottom_height" value="3"/>
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult [please no more comments; patches welcome] -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
