Thanks Vish. Would it be possible to amend the following sentence so it reads:
+ This should mostly be fixed for Natty and *will* get backported to 10.04 and might get backported to earlier releases as well. 10.04 is a LTS after all... thanks, Jan On 03/01/11 07:53, Vish wrote: > ** Description changed: > > ************* > - >>> No more comments needed <<< > + >>>> No more comments needed <<<< > > - This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier > releases as well. > + This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to > + earlier releases as well. > + > ************* > + > + *************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: 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 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/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"/> > -- 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 [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
