there is a ppa with a fix to gtk that adds a resize grip to every resize able gtk window in the bottom right part so that its easy to do resizing. though there are a few glitches too. https://edge.launchpad.net/~bratsche/+archive/gtk
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Steve Langasek < steve.langa...@canonical.com> wrote: > ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => Triaged > > -- > Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult [please no more > comments; patches welcome] > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ayatana Design: Confirmed > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Triaged > Status in The Metacity Window Manager: In Progress > Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: Fix Released > Status in “human-gtk-theme” package in Ubuntu: Invalid > Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in “human-gtk-theme” source package in Maverick: Invalid > Status in “light-themes” source package in Maverick: Triaged > Status in “metacity” source package in Maverick: Triaged > > Bug description: > 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 unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/160311/+subscribe > -- Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult [please no more comments; patches welcome] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
