Comment 210 for bug 160311

I do not think so. Sure, many would get the hint and eventually figure it out, but many would be put-off just trying to figure out how to resize, even if they were successful. By default in Ubuntu with Compiz on you can also control+middle-click to resize. But one thing about Linux and free software is choice to do it how you want. You nor I, could answer for everyone on how comfortable we'd would feel doing it either way.

 But one thing I do know for sure is, resizing a window by grabbing the edge is something that many are currently comfortable with now. That is, unless they have a high resolution monitor, mouse or other issue that makes it difficult to grab said edge. Grabbing the border is just "intuitive". Take that away, and you have just become lazy and made the switch difficult for anyone who has ever used Windows, or even not used a computer at all but seen things grabbed by watching others use a PC. Training could certainly help, but we should I think need to keep according to the usability standards and want anyone to be able to pick it up and use it.

 I don't want to see this fixed because it works that way in Windows. I want to see it fixed because it is logical to want it to work this way. I do not think it is too much to ask for an advanced operating system to be adapted to the way users use it, instead of forcing users to adapt to the way it was programmed. (or deficiency thereof) In this case, it is just the software not keeping up with hardware's advances, and this bug should be able to be remedied instead of the feature "killed off".