Windows are difficult to resize in Mate 18.04

[John Tanner]

After a default install of 18.04 Ubuntu Mate, all windows are difficult to resize with a mouse or trackpad. It seems that the resize "hot" area is only one pixel in size.

I'm fully able-bodied, but find this difficult to deal with. I'm not sure how anyone with impaired mobility or a disability would manage.

[oldrocker99 (fhwri99)]

>

> On May 5, 2018 at 8:25 PM John Tanner wrote:
>
> Public bug reported:
>
> After a default install of 18.04 Ubuntu Mate, all windows are difficult
> to resize with a mouse or trackpad. It seems that the resize "hot" area
> is only one pixel in size.
>
> I'm fully able-bodied, but find this difficult to deal with. I'm not
> sure how anyone with impaired mobility or a disability would manage.
>
> ** Affects: ubuntu-mate
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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> Title:
> Windows are difficult to resize in Mate 18.04
>
> Status in ubuntu-mate:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> After a default install of 18.04 Ubuntu Mate, all windows are
> difficult to resize with a mouse or trackpad. It seems that the resize
> "hot" area is only one pixel in size.
>
> I'm fully able-bodied, but find this difficult to deal with. I'm not
> sure how anyone with impaired mobility or a disability would manage.
>
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>

> I have the same problem, which I solved by selecting a BIG pointer, It does make resizing a bit easier, Still, the activation pixel should be a lot more pixels.
>

[John Tanner (jdtanneratgmaildotcom)]

oldrocker99: Any chance you could make this bug as also affecting you please so that it gets confirmed?

There are a few workarounds (such as switching to Compiz), but really in order for Ubuntu Mate to gain a greater user base minor bugs like this shouldn't exist and/or need workarounds. Having done a little more digging on this issue, it appears to have existed for quite some time:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/metacity/+bug/160311
https://superuser.com/questions/1012464/mate-how-to-increase-window-resizing-area#1027320

Seems strange that it has existed for so long, is causing obvious user interface issues (especially for those with impaired mobility or sight), and hasn't been fixed.

Cheers,
JT

[John Tanner (jdtanneratgmaildotcom)]

Video showing the issue from 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeOldGSrsOg

[Ben Shadwick (benshadwick)]

Thanks for writing this. As the creator of the linked video I obviously find this kind of thing to be frustrating and wish that someone would address it.

[John Tanner (jdtanneratgmaildotcom)]

I've changed this bug to confirmed as it affects multiple users.

[Neil (neile)]

Exactly the same issue for me too (youtube video above is perfect example). .MATE 18.04 fresh install, seems ridiculous for this to be the "out of the box" behaviour and for it to have lasted so long :(

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package marco - 1.22.2-0ubuntu1

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marco (1.22.2-0ubuntu1) eoan; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release. (LP: #1769411)

 -- Martin Wimpress <email address hidden> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:34:21 +0000

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mate-themes - 3.22.20.1-0ubuntu1

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mate-themes (3.22.20.1-0ubuntu1) eoan; urgency=medium

  * Use high resolution window control assets. (LP: #1773653)
  * debian/rules:
    + Remove obsolete *-border themes. (LP: #1769411)

 -- Martin Wimpress <email address hidden> Sun, 06 Oct 2019 20:53:25 +0100