[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Renzo Bagnati
I use the attached script to increase the window borders to 4 pixels in ubuntu-2D and gnome-fallback. It must be placed in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ and works in precise by writing configuration files in the directory $HOME/.themes of the current user. ** Attachment added: 50_light-themes-borders

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Renzo Bagnati
It seems that the attachment was not included in the previous message. ** Attachment added: Increase light themeswindows borders https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/160311/+attachment/3508551/+files/50_light-themes-borders -- You received this bug notification because

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) Hi. 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D, which has been the default since 12.10 No it's not. I'm using Unity-3D,

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On 31/01/2013 8:51 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) Hi. 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D,

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On 31/01/2013 8:51 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Andrea Corbellini
** No longer affects: metacity (Ubuntu Maverick) ** No longer affects: metacity (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: unity-2d Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread OpenLaptop
Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) Hi. 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D, which has been the default since 12.10 2. It isn't worth fixing in Unity-2D, since it would require extensive patching to

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread latimerio
I wonder who ever decided to have the window borders not configurable. I work on a large screen and easily get RSI problems when I use the mouse too much. Thus I use a wacom tablet with a stylus pen additionally as a mouse enhancement. I always work with multiple windows and frequently rearrange

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Hi. On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:21 PM, latimerio 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: That said I want to resize my windows at ANY border not just in the corners or from the title bar. You already can. There's a small amount of invisible padding on every side of the window in Unity3D. This has

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread Jakob Unterwurzacher
** Description changed: + This bug is fixed in unity-3d since ubuntu 11.04. + It still exists in unity-2d and will never be fixed as unity-2d is no longer supported since ubuntu 12.10 (see comment #343). + * This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-28 Thread Adolfo Jayme Barrientos
** No longer affects: human-gtk-theme (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: human-gtk-theme (Ubuntu Maverick) ** No longer affects: light-themes (Ubuntu Maverick) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-27 Thread MC Return
** Description changed: * This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). Note that if the window has a scrollbar, you can

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-23 Thread jono
This bug is really annoying. Sufficiently annoying that I registered an account on launchpad just to post this comment. I just got upgraded to ubuntu 12.04 on a machine where have no root access, so I can't hack any of the settings. It seems my only real option is to abandon gnome and use a

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-09 Thread James
just want to say for those still stuck with this bug, and I'm not sure it's an option for you all. But I moved to lxde, and you might want to try a different window manager. This bug has been so persistent for so long I'm you might want to try and just find your own workround, i.e. a different

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-09 Thread Ben Shadwick
Yeah, my ultimate fix was to switch to Xubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-04 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Not likely. Adding the invisible window borders to metacity's non-composited mode is likely a nontrivial affair. On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:59 PM, axel 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Unity-2D is not supported in never versions and does not have the same fix. ah, thanks for that hint which

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread Aleve Sicofante
Hey, five years and a half and grabbing handlers (not just windows resizers) is still buggy in Ubuntu. What puzzles me is, why is it easy to grab the left, right and bottom edges of the screen and it's almost imposible to grab the top edge, pane borders in some apps and many other handlers? Isn't

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread Dan Kegel
I suspect it's because they want to emulate how the Mac UI works, and the Mac only lets you grab the lower right corner. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread axel
just seems to follow the trend of our time that others seem to know better whats good for you and use their power and ignorance to stick to their conviction ;) contrary to aleve (#333) i find it harder to grab any edge other than the top one (i'm on unity-2d). often having to use the touchpad

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Unity-2D is not supported in never versions and does not have the same fix. On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:17 PM, axel 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: just seems to follow the trend of our time that others seem to know better whats good for you and use their power and ignorance to stick to their

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread axel
Unity-2D is not supported in never versions and does not have the same fix. ah, thanks for that hint which explains while this bug is still on confirmed critical for unity-2d. lets see then if unity-2d ever will be fixed =) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-19 Thread Alex
I'm using 12.10 and resizing windows is very very hard. I find it a pity because it's such a basic usability problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title:

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-12 Thread Otus
Where's the bug for 12.10? Google doesn't find it, and the top border is still almost impossible to grab in Unity (3D). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title:

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Pere Orga
Same problem with Ubuntu 12.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Pere Orga
I meant 10.12 :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Colin Law
@Pere, I presume in fact you /did/ mean 12.10 as there was no 10.12. Since this bug is only for Unity-2d and there is no Unity-2d then this bug is not applicable to 12.10. If you are seeing it in the latest Unity then it is a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Pere Orga
Sorry for that, and yes, it's a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-10-29 Thread sztomi
Is there a bug open for Unity3D? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-10-29 Thread Ben Shadwick
Launchpad supports tracking a bug affecting multiple packages/projects, including tracking state and unique fixes for each of them. I don't see why Unity3D could not be tagged as affected if it indeed is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-22 Thread Colin Law
Steve: because this bug is only about unity 2d with metacity. If you have an issue on unity (3d) then it is a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Keng-Yu Lin
** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist = High ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Jonathan Reed
The workaround in the first comment (editing the theme XML) works great. Is there any chance of seeing this in Quantal, or is Metacity considered dead in favor of Compiz as far as Canonical is concerned? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Colin Law
As I understand it unity-2d is to be removed in Quantal(12.10), emulation of 3d being provided by llvmpipe for hardware that does not support it, so that Unity (3d) will run. From that point of view it appears that this bug becomes irrelevant from 12.10. That is unless there are other use cases.

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Steve Flynn
On 21 August 2012 20:51, Colin Law 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: As I understand it unity-2d is to be removed in Quantal(12.10), emulation of 3d being provided by llvmpipe for hardware that does not support it, so that Unity (3d) will run. From that point of view it appears that this bug

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-07-17 Thread Jakob Unterwurzacher
** Description changed: * No more comments needed This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. + + For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). + Note that if the

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-07-17 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Description changed: * - No more comments needed This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). Note that if the

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-28 Thread nixomose
I recently installed xubuntu 12.04 and the 1px thing makes it impossible for me. I've always had problems with window borders, I'm spazzy with the mouse, but until now I've always been able to configure it larger. But with 12.04, I've tried everything. I've changed the metacity-theme-1.xml

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-26 Thread Michael Kraxner
This is 2012, usability is rated as minor important, seriously? Seeing that this problem is known since 2007 drives me mad. In the end these small things decide if a Ui supports you in doing your work, or make it a real pain. I am glad that I found the work around - but editing some xml-

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-26 Thread John Lea
@michael-kraxner; are you seeing this issue in Unity2d or Unity3d? thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-20 Thread Lars Hansson
In my experience this is only a problem in unity 2d and not in unity. Grabbing window borders and resizing is easy in Unity but a pain in Unity 2d. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-13 Thread Greg Smolyn
+1 on this problem. Running in VMware with Unity2D, Ubuntu 12.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-05-09 Thread Bird
Same here. Impossible to resize by grabbing windows borders on 12.04 - 64-bit - 1920x1080 screen. Using the workaround seems to have fixed it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-05-07 Thread Eric Feliksik
This is also confirmed at my system; the window resize area at the border is 1 pixel wide. Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome classic, no effects. With the Unity mode, the borders are grabbable but the corner resize area is way too small. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-05-02 Thread Derrick Coetzee
This problem or some related problem has come back for me after the 12.04 upgrade. On my 1920 x 1080 screen I am unable to click and drag on the lower-left, bottom, lower-right, left, or right resize handles at all, even if the resize mouse cursor is displayed. I can click and drag on the

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-04-30 Thread cmcginty
12.04 ... not fixed here. I think the devs must be all running MacOS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-04-30 Thread Martin Spacek
Inexplicably, I think Canonical wants to clone MacOS as much as possible, without getting sued. Worstinterface..ever. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-04-30 Thread cmcginty
I need to vent. The #1 comment in this thread, has at least a semi-valid workaround that requires 3 line changes, but it hasn't been released in 5 years? Somethign is really wrong with Cannonical that this is a lower priority than all the new UI features? Some people might not agree, I just hope

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-26 Thread Omer Akram
** No longer affects: unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications about

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-23 Thread Renzo Bagnati
The bug affecting unity was really in compiz and is now marked as fixed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/953839 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-22 Thread Martin Pitt
I am told that the next Unity release (due today or tomorrow) will fix this again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-21 Thread Ingo Gerth
Oh my god I can not believe this bug returned recently in 12.04. What a regression! It's like a nightmare! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-21 Thread Jan Bakuwel
On 22/03/12 09:45, Ingo Gerth wrote: Oh my god I can not believe this bug returned recently in 12.04. What a regression! It's like a nightmare! I am starting to think there must be an evil force trying to make the Ubuntu desktop harder to use! First this really annoying persistent bug, then

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-20 Thread David Bensimon
** Tags added: css-sponsored-p -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-19 Thread tekstr1der
+1 confirmation that invisible borders are no longer active on 03/19/2012 daily build of Precise 12.04. This behavior is extremely frustrating and brings back bad memories from this old bug. A temporary regression let's hope! ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New **

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-16 Thread Renzo Bagnati
I confirm that in precise the invisible window borders are no more present and the resize process is again difficult. Maybe this is because unity-window-decorator has been replaced by gtk-window-decorator? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-15 Thread Martin Pool
I don't think this really is actually fixed in Unity in Precise, or rather, bizarrely, it seems intermittently fixed. This morning, it was working ok, but now I have to be exactly over the very narrow border to resize the windows. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-15 Thread Martin Pool
demonstration ** Attachment added: recording.ogv https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-2d/+bug/160311/+attachment/2879264/+files/recording.ogv -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-15 Thread Martin Pool
hm, launchpad isn't linking it, but https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity- 2d/+bug/160311/+attachment/2879264/+files/recording.ogv shows that it's actually still hard to grab the window border in precise. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-12 Thread LeadMan
I agree with Renbag. I use terminal windows without scroll bar all the time. Thi is not a solution. The only reasonable solution is to restore invisible grabbing area of size~5 pixels within all long window's borders. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-12 Thread Ben Shadwick
I guess the work done here https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec /packageselection-dx-n-resizing-windows was not ported to Unity? It's sad that this basic usability bug affecting all users is over 4 years old, and people just keep trotting out workarounds. Fortunately, the problem is not

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-12 Thread Renzo Bagnati
In unity the bug has been fixed using invisible window grip support through compiz and unity-window-decorator. See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/160311/comments/246 The resize difficulties remains only when using unity-2d. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-12 Thread Ben Shadwick
** No longer affects: unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications about

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-09 Thread Renzo Bagnati
Are there any plans to address this bug for unity-2d, after having marked it as critical? Recently the resize grips in the bottom right corner have been entirely removed from precise, leaving the resize process of windows very difficult in unity-2d. I use the attached script

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-09 Thread Yann Dìnendal
Renzo: In precise (ubuntu 12.04), you can resize the window by grabbing the overlay scrollbar, which is much larger than the border, and available regardless of the session type (unity-2d or anything else). Yann Dìnendal On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 16:42, Renzo Bagnati

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-09 Thread Renzo Bagnati
Using the overlay scrollbar to resize is not very intuitive and can be used only to drag horizontally. Moreover the scrollbar is visible only if the window has a scrollable content, hence is not a general solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-02-11 Thread Florian Boucault
** Changed in: unity-2d Importance: Undecided = Critical ** Changed in: unity-2d Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title:

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-22 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/22 u-foka ta...@eisenberger.hu Maybe the best would be a configurable size for the hidden grab area :) Currently it's difficult to change, how I seen the size is hardcoded into the theme right? But is this really necessary? Three options: - review feedback and pick a sensible

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-22 Thread u-foka
Actually the size of the shadow sounds as a good starting point! -- Eisenberger Tamás ta...@eisenberger.hu On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:07 AM, The Fiddler 160...@bugs.launchpad.netwrote: 2011/12/22 u-foka ta...@eisenberger.hu Maybe the best would be a configurable size for the hidden grab

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-22 Thread Steve Flynn
On 22 December 2011 02:21, Paul Sladen ubu...@paul.sladen.org wrote: Steve Flynn: are you on Unity 2D or Unity 3D? 3D. -- Steve When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. -- You received this bug notification

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread Jan Bakuwel
On 21/12/11 11:32, Nacnud Nosmoht wrote: Broken on Oneiric. And I still haven't seen a fix. And I don't care if this is or isn't a bug, and all the other nuances, I just want a way to be able to resize windows. I can make it work if I have a mouse plugged in, but using the touchpad, with my

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread John Lea
@jan-bakuwel-gmail; in what way is the current Ubuntu window resizing behaviour different from the Microsoft window resizing behaviour? In both Windows and Ubuntu we have several px on the left, right and bottom of the windows that is dragable, in fact I think the dragable area in Ubuntu is

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/21 John Lea 160...@bugs.launchpad.net @jan-bakuwel-gmail; in what way is the current Ubuntu window resizing behaviour different from the Microsoft window resizing behaviour? In both Windows and Ubuntu we have several px on the left, right and bottom of the windows that is dragable,

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread John Lea
** Also affects: unity-2d Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread John Lea
@stapostol; thanks for your response, I've marked the bug as also affects unity2d. Re. the sizing of the dragable area, in WindowsXP the dragable area is 5px (but it may well be larger in Windows 7). So yes the size could be increased, but 5px also seems workable. For those who need *

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/21 John Lea 160...@bugs.launchpad.net @stapostol; thanks for your response, I've marked the bug as also affects unity2d. Re. the sizing of the dragable area, in WindowsXP the dragable area is 5px (but it may well be larger in Windows 7). So yes the size could be increased, but 5px

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread u-foka
Hy! I'm a little bit afraid of a larger resize area.. If I click 10px far from a window, I probably want to raise the window below. 5-6px is ok, but more is risky, especially because that area is invisible. Eisenberger Tamás ta...@eisenberger.hu On 12/21/2011 03:56 PM, The Fiddler wrote:

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread Jan Bakuwel
Hi John, On 22/12/11 01:59, John Lea wrote: @jan-bakuwel-gmail; in what way is the current Ubuntu window resizing behaviour different from the Microsoft window resizing behaviour? In both Windows and Ubuntu we have several px on the left, right and bottom of the windows that is dragable, in

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread David N. Welton
Perhaps the developers should simply use a laptop with a touchpad and high resolution screen and see if they can resize windows without inflicting RSI on themselves. Bingo! My laptop has a very high resolution screen, and this bug drives me batty. Don't the developers ever test on a system

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread Steve Flynn
On 21 December 2011 20:54, David N. Welton davidnwel...@gmail.com wrote: Bingo!  My laptop has a very high resolution screen, and this bug drives me batty.  Don't the developers ever test on a system with a high resolution screen and a trackpad? Try using a trackball. Absolute nightmare. --

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread u-foka
Hy! I can grab the 5px areas easily with trackball or touchpad on my T61 (14,1 1440x900), on the other hand, the 1px area is nearly impossible to catch with any display and pointing device. Eisenberger Tamás ta...@eisenberger.hu On 12/21/2011 10:53 PM, Steve Flynn wrote: On 21 December 2011

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread Steve Flynn
On 21 December 2011 22:27, u-foka ta...@eisenberger.hu wrote: Hy! I can grab the 5px areas easily with trackball or touchpad on my T61 (14,1 1440x900), on the other hand, the 1px area is nearly impossible to catch with any display and pointing device. Alienware m15x, 1900 * 1200. If I hit

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread Paul Sladen
Steve Flynn: are you on Unity 2D or Unity 3D? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread u-foka
Maybe the best would be a configurable size for the hidden grab area :) Currently it's difficult to change, how I seen the size is hardcoded into the theme right? Eisenberger Tamás ta...@eisenberger.hu On 12/22/2011 01:26 AM, Steve Flynn wrote: On 21 December 2011 22:27,

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-20 Thread Nacnud Nosmoht
Broken on Oneiric. And I still haven't seen a fix. And I don't care if this is or isn't a bug, and all the other nuances, I just want a way to be able to resize windows. I can make it work if I have a mouse plugged in, but using the touchpad, with my calloused fingers, it's completely

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-20 Thread Melroy van den Berg
No offense, but I also agree with Nacnud. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-22 Thread danielcs
I have experienced the same problem with a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.04 natty. I have fixed it with the following: * Workaround: Edit /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml. Set the following values in frame_geometry_normal as desired: distance

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-22 Thread Fabien Tassin
yep, it regressed for me too. and to make the matter worse, the gtk resize grip in the bottom-right corner is gone too (or at least it's gone when using gnome-shell, not sure about unity) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-22 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 8:05 PM, The Fiddler 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: 2011/8/21 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Invisible borders are not implemented in unity-2d Are they technically infeasible or could they be implemented with some effort? If so, where should they be implemented?

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-22 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Fabien Tassin f...@ubuntu.com wrote: yep, it regressed for me too. and to make the matter worse, the gtk resize grip in the bottom-right corner is gone too (or at least it's gone when using gnome-shell, not sure about unity) They will be back once we work out

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/8/21 RussianNeuroMancer 160...@bugs.launchpad.net Now it's again issue in Oneiric. In both unity and unity2d. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title:

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-21 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Invisible borders are not implemented in unity-2d On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 4:43 PM, The Fiddler 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: 2011/8/21 RussianNeuroMancer 160...@bugs.launchpad.net Now it's again issue in Oneiric. In both unity and unity2d. -- You received this bug notification because

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/8/21 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Invisible borders are not implemented in unity-2d Are they technically infeasible or could they be implemented with some effort? If so, where should they be implemented? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-20 Thread RussianNeuroMancer
Now it's again issue in Oneiric. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult To manage notifications

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-07-26 Thread Marcus Haslam
I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 21 Apr 2011, at 09:11, Peter 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: thanks to scaine #58 for something that works can't believe it took 4 years for some to realise windows that are extremely difficult to grab the sides of is not the intention of a

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-07-18 Thread LeadMan
[cut] Are you running unity-window-decorator? ps aux | grep unity-window-decorator On one of my machines I have similar issue. unity-window-decorator is not running. After: $ compiz --replace $ unity-window-decorator --replace border is more than 1px. Which package should I re/install to

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-07-17 Thread Melroy van den Berg
Well, I got Ubuntu 11.04 (Unity) up-to-date, but still this border grip problem isn't fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-07-17 Thread richard
Worked for me with a fresh install. Extra grab space is on the outside of the window in the shadow area Please excuse brevity and pistakes this email was composed on a mobile phone. Thanks and best regards, Richard -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-07-17 Thread Melroy van den Berg
That is strange I just use Unity 3d and unity 2d (no classic) with the default Ambiance theme, I didn't change a thing. I also did a fresh Ubuntu 11.04 install, so what do I wrong? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-07-17 Thread Paul Sladen
Melroy: perhaps you've found a new issue, which we'll have to debug with your assistance. Please could you file a /new/ bug report (and post the bug number here) so we can keep what you're seeing separate from the original fix for this which was tested and applied many months ago. -- You

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