Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Xfwm4 |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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xfwm4 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
A while ago, Bug #160311 was filed against Metacity, basically saying that resizing windows is too hard, as the cursor had to be put exactly on the window border. They fixed it by increasing the padding around the windows within which the cursor would change into a resize grip. On Ubuntu it is now very easy to resize a window, even with a touchpad, but on Xubuntu you still have to put the cursor exactly on the one-pixel window border (except when you use the titlebar or the resize grip on the bottom right that not every window has). This behaviour is present on all versions of Xfce / Xubuntu / Debian I've tested.
If possible, a similar patch should be made for xfwm4 (or is this managed by the theming engine instead?)
Changed in xfwm4: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Won't Fix |
Changed in xfwm4 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Opinion |
affects: | xubuntu-artwork → xubuntu-default-settings |
affects: | xubuntu-default-settings → ubuntu |
Changed in xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
affects: | ubuntu → xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu) |
Changed in xfwm4 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Changed in xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Hi!
I'm using XFCE4.8.1 on Debian Sid. Say I want to widen or narrow a window by left-clicking and dragging on a vertical side border of a window. The valid area I need to hit with the mouse click is so thin that this is very difficult.
Now, I usually do Alt - Right click to adjust window size. However, if it is supposed to be possible to widen or narrow a window by left-clicking on a side borders, I think the valid area needs to wider. It seems like it is just one pixel or something now.
I've tried all the window manager themes that came along in Debian, but none of them seem to influence the problem.