Ted Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > And I don't have a problem with adding keybindings for both lower
> > window and vert/horz maximize. Those bugs are open on gnome.org.
>
> I saw that, but I haven't yet jumped into the fray. I'm not an active
> Gnome developer, so I thought I would hang
On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 09:37:34AM -0500, Ted Clark wrote:
> So, if something is a major usability problem for a small number of
> users, is then a minor usability problem overall? Are experienced users
> more or less important than "new converts" migrating over from Windows?
> Do you want
Ted Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 1. I see from reading http://www106.pair.com/rhp/free-software-ui.html
> on your home page that you are strongly in favor or removing
> preferences from software.
Well, let's qualify that a bit. As I argue on that page, the question
is not "prefs good"/"pr
Ted Clark wrote:
WARNING: This post is a thinly veiled excuse to whine about the
removeal of FVWM and/or the brokeness of sawfish 2.0 as shipped with
Red Hat 8.0. If you don't care about these things, click 'delete'
now. (not you Havoc ;-)
This helps to illustrate some important usability is
Ted Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Is there a FSG standard for this, or at least a proposal for a standard?
>
> I think it will be very hard to get a sufficient number of application
> developers and ISVs all headed in the same direction unless there is a
> published standard for this sort
Havoc Pennington wrote:
We can't rely on Alt+click to solve the offscreen-window problem
because Alt+click is a hidden feature most users won't find.
If you're noticing a recurring theme: unless most users will find a
solution, it isn't a solution. ;-)
WARNING: This post is a thinly veiled excu
Havoc Pennington wrote:
Ted Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
It seems that this discussion is rapidly moving toward "I can't see
the forest because of the trees." From six miles up it's clear that
Rene has a problem that Linux (or rather X window managers) are
compounding rather than solving.
John Coldrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 23:21, Jamie Athanassakis wrote:
> > I use a sony vaio which has 2 button touchpad mouse. I know metacity
> > allows you to resize a window interactivley but only with the MIDDLE
> > mouse button (pressing both mouse buttons and the
On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 23:21, Jamie Athanassakis wrote:
> I use a sony vaio which has 2 button touchpad mouse. I know metacity
> allows you to resize a window interactivley but only with the MIDDLE
> mouse button (pressing both mouse buttons and the "alt" key and moving
> the mouse doesn't really cu
