I suspect that would not be as portable a solution to other platforms for the affected apps like Chrome and Nautilus.
Either way, a bug should usually try to focus on the problem definition and less on describing possible solutions. ** Tags added: enhancement -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1420334 Title: [enhancement] Missing client API for relative surface movement Status in Mir: Triaged Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Mir needs a client API to allow surfaces to move themselves relatively. This is required to support full client-side decorations (bug 1398849), and also other apps like Google Chrome and Gnome Nautilus which can be dragged using part of their client areas. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mir/+bug/1420334/+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