Comment 261 for bug 160311
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| Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult | #261 |
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On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:56 PM, UeB <email address hidden> wrote:
> It says in this thread that a fix was commited. I upraded to Ubuntu
> 11.04 using the classic gnome desktop and still my window borders in the
> ambiance and radiance themes are only 1 pixel wide, so resizing windows
> with the mouse alone is still a pain in the ass. I thought it was fixed
> now. Is there still a problem on my pc do I have a wrong understanding
> of what "fixed" means in this case. Any enlightenment is very
> appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Are you running unity-window-
ps aux | grep unity-window-
IT could also be that you have those themes installed locally and they
are conflicting with the themes that specify the new borders.
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> Title:
> Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> Fix Released
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
> Fix Released
> Status in The Metacity Window Manager:
> In Progress
> Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “human-gtk-theme” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “human-gtk-theme” source package in Maverick:
> Invalid
> Status in “light-themes” source package in Maverick:
> Triaged
> Status in “metacity” source package in Maverick:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> *************
> >>>> No more comments needed <<<<
>
> This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to
> earlier releases as well.
>
> *************
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> *******
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> https:/
> dx-n-resizing-
>
> 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.
>
> *************
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> Working grip backported to gtk2 already available in ppa :
> https:/
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> *************
>
> Workaround: Edit /usr/share/
> theme-1.xml. Set the following values in frame_geometry_
> desired:
>
> <distance name="left_width" value="3"/>
> <distance name="right_width" value="3"/>
> <distance name="bottom_
>
> ************
>
> 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 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).
>
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Sam Spilsbury