Comment 241 for bug 160311

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"/>
>