Re: Thin Mate window edges

[Russell Gadd]

On 03/03/16 22:30, Siard wrote:

...

After restarting Mate, you will see that windows have wider borders,
so that's an improvement at least.
But they can be made even wider if desired.
As root, edit usr/share/themes/Spidey/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml.
You will see these lines near the beginning:


   
   
   

Changing '3' to a higher number, most important for right_width and
bottom_height, will widen those borders.

Thanks - works ok. The actual edge of the frame doesn't change but the 
bit immediately inside increases and the mouse pointer is sensitive to 
this part, so the end result is a larger target for grabbing.

Re: Thin Mate window edges

[Dario Strbenac]

Good day,

I have the same problem, although with GNOME 3. It was easier to grab the edges 
in Debian 7.

--
Dario Strbenac
PhD Student
University of Sydney
Camperdown NSW 2050
Australia

Re: Thin Mate window edges

[Siard]

Russell Gadd wrote:
> I have just installed Jessie with the Mate desktop. [...] I find
> grabbing the edges or corner of a window with the mouse pointer in
> order to extend it is very fiddly. Is this due to the border being
> very thin?

Yes, obviously.

> Are there any options to make this easier, such as choosing a window
> style with thicker borders?

In Mate, you can change window borders as follows:
- Top menu: System > Control Centre > Look and Feel > Appearance
- Under tab 'Theme', choose a theme or keep 'Custom' theme
- Click 'Customize' button
- Under tab 'Window Border', select Spidey (this theme has the widest
  window borders)
- Under tab 'Colors' next to 'Selected items', adjust the window
  border color to your liking.

After restarting Mate, you will see that windows have wider borders,
so that's an improvement at least.
But they can be made even wider if desired.
As root, edit usr/share/themes/Spidey/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml.
You will see these lines near the beginning:


  
  
  

Changing '3' to a higher number, most important for right_width and
bottom_height, will widen those borders.

Re: Thin Mate window edges

[Liam O'Toole]

On 2016-03-02, Russell Gadd  wrote:
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> I have just installed Jessie with the Mate desktop. My screen is 1920 x
> 1080. I find grabbing the edges or corner of a window with the mouse
> pointer in order to extend it is very fiddly. Is this due to the border
> being very thin? Are there any options to make this easier, such as
> choosing a window style with thicker borders?

This used to work in GNOME 2, so perhaps it does in MATE too. Hit Alt+F8
when the mouse cursor is over the window to be resized, then use the
arrow keys to resize. Hit Enter when done.

-- 

Liam

Re: Thin Mate window edges

[Matt Ventura]

On 3/2/2016 2:51 PM, Russell Gadd wrote:

I have just installed Jessie with the Mate desktop. My screen is 1920 x
1080. I find grabbing the edges or corner of a window with the mouse
pointer in order to extend it is very fiddly. Is this due to the border
being very thin? Are there any options to make this easier, such as
choosing a window style with thicker borders?

Not a solution to the border problem, but alt-rightclick drag allows you to
resize windows (in some window managers) without having to grad the border.

Matt Ventura

Thin Mate window edges

[Russell Gadd]

I have just installed Jessie with the Mate desktop. My screen is 1920 x
1080. I find grabbing the edges or corner of a window with the mouse
pointer in order to extend it is very fiddly. Is this due to the border
being very thin? Are there any options to make this easier, such as
choosing a window style with thicker borders?