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Message #01207
Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult
2011/8/21 RussianNeuroMancer <160311@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Now it's again issue in Oneiric.
>
> In both unity and unity2d.
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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 “human-gtk-theme” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
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:
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>>>> No more comments needed <<<<
This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to
earlier releases as well.
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*************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.
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Working grip backported to gtk2 already available in ppa :
https://launchpad.net/~bratsche/+archive/gtk
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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"/>
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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).
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