On 31/01/2013 8:51 AM, "Aleve Sicofante" <asicofa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury <smspil...@gmail.com> > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop <i...@openlaptop.nl> wrote: > > > Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) > > > > Hi. > > > > 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D, which has been the default since 12.10 > > > > No it's not. I'm using Unity-3D, which is also the default in 12.04, and > borders aren't equal when it comes to resizing. It's almost imposible for > me to grab top and left borders, while bottom and right are pretty easy to > grab. I'd say there's at least a 3-4 pixels difference between the two > cases.
Code-wise its exactly the same for the right, left and bottom borders. The top border doesn't have the padding as it already has a grab area on the titlebar. > > And no, it's not funny seeing how a basic usability like this is not being > properly addressed after six years. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 > > Title: > Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult > > Status in Ayatana Design: > Fix Released > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Fix Released > Status in The Metacity Window Manager: > In Progress > Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in Unity 2D: > Confirmed > Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in “metacity” source package in Maverick: > Triaged > > Bug description: > This bug is fixed in unity-3d since ubuntu 11.04. > It still exists in unity-2d and will never be fixed as unity-2d is no longer supported since ubuntu 12.10 (see comment #343). > > ************* > > This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to > earlier releases as well. > > For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). > Note that if the window has a scrollbar, you can grab that to resize the window. If not, you are stuck with the 1px border. Workaround: NONE KNOWN (see comment 320)? > > ************* > > *************Blueprint for Natty, Ubuntu 11.04: > > https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection- > dx-n-resizing-windows > > Work items1 * 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 for Compiz/Unity: Alt+Middlemousebutton resizes a window > most comfortably. > > 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"/> > > ************ > > 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). > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/160311/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Released Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Fix Released Status in The Metacity Window Manager: In Progress Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in Unity 2D: Confirmed Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “metacity” source package in Maverick: Triaged Bug description: This bug is fixed in unity-3d since ubuntu 11.04. It still exists in unity-2d and will never be fixed as unity-2d is no longer supported since ubuntu 12.10 (see comment #343). ************* This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). Note that if the window has a scrollbar, you can grab that to resize the window. If not, you are stuck with the 1px border. Workaround: NONE KNOWN (see comment 320)? ************* *************Blueprint for Natty, Ubuntu 11.04: https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection- dx-n-resizing-windows Work items1 * 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 for Compiz/Unity: Alt+Middlemousebutton resizes a window most comfortably. 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"/> ************ 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). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/160311/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
