This feature does exist if you log into "Ubuntu on Xorg". Strange it's missing in Wayland logins...
** Summary changed: - "Resize Info" (compiz plugin) no longer available in 17.10 with Wayland + Terminal size information isn't displayed during resizing ** Summary changed: - Terminal size information isn't displayed during resizing + Terminal size information isn't displayed during resizing (in Wayland sessions) ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1306260 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1306260 ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Fedora) via https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1306260 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Summary changed: - Terminal size information isn't displayed during resizing (in Wayland sessions) + Terminal size information isn't displayed during window resizing (in Wayland sessions) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1728078 Title: Terminal size information isn't displayed during window resizing (in Wayland sessions) Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gnome-shell package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: I like seeing the window geometry when I'm resizing a window. This makes it easy, e.g., to resize a terminal window to one of the standard sizes like 80x24, or to ensure that an Emacs window has the number of columns that I want it to when I'm done editing a file with longer lines than that. In 17.04 and earlier, the "Resize Info" compiz plugin provided this functionality. I believe compiz is no longer used in 17.10 with Wayland sessions, and this functionality appears to be gone with no way to get it back. Please bring back resize info. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.26.1-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Oct 27 11:28:35 2017 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-19 (160 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1728078/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
