On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 02:12:18PM -0800, Andrew David Wong wrote:
Solutions to this problem are already implemented in Qubes, and they aredescribed here:https://www.qubes-os.org/getting-started/#running-an-application-full-screen Are these solutions deficient? If so, in what specific way(s)? What does the proposed visual string comparison solution get us that the existing ones don't? Personally, I find it much easier just to drag a window or hit alt + tab than to visually compare anything. There's a lot of room for improvement, but I think that any new solutions should aim to make protectingagainst UI attacks easier for the user than it currently is, not harder.
The current solutions are: 1. Use KDE's expose to discern real from fake windows. 2. When not using KDE, use Alt-Tab for the same effect. 3. Move the window so it crosses the background window UI.I like #1, but with XFCE becoming the default in 3.2, it's of limited value. If there was similar functionality in XFCE, that would be very handy to have -- e.g. "press and hold the Win key to quickly hide/roll up all unfocused windows, and release the key to restore things exactly as they were." That would be perfectly acceptable as well.
I don't like #2, because with a lot of windows open, I lose focus half the time and have to find my window again, plus it's visually cumbersome.
I don't like #3 either, because it requires that I move my hands towards the mouse, though it's currently the most effective.
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