FEATURE REQUEST: snap to dock

[zpletan]

Binary package hint: unity

Windows snap to the bottom, left, and right of the workspace. They snap to the panel (not the drag-up-to-maximize bit, but the window-stops-here bit). Oftentimes, I want to move a window as far left as I can /without hiding the dock/. Can we allow snapping to the dock just like we allow snapping to the left-hand side of the workspace? It just needs to be snapping like windows are snapped to the side, i.e. you can move it past the snap point, but it will rest there.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, I'm running stock Unity (3.8.12-0ubuntu1) that came with Natty.

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

A short snap to the dock would be nice, yeah. It'd bring consistency; right now it seems weird that windows snap to the top, right and bottom but not on the dock edge.

[Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)]

I believe windows are supposed to push the dock out of the way as per intellihide, so snapping is probably a design conflict. Subscribing ayatana-design in that case.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

that's "fixed" in precise, the launcher is always on by default and the other option is always hidden, so there is no case left leading to the issue described there