Re: [Ayatana] Global menu really frustrating in virtual machines
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Scott Ritchie wrote on 08/03/11 10:57: The global menu is based on the assumption that it's easier to hit the corner of the screen than it is to hit the edge of the active window. This breaks down, however, when the mouse doesn't actually stop at the corner of the screen, which is exactly the case in virtual machines that integrate with the host OS. ... Maybe so, but even in that case it's no worse than (for example) a maximized MDI window in Windows. I guess the same problem exists for the launcher? - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1+AO4ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpKGgCfWMmjXrOQa5obm424ZuDwqWSp OecAnRi8tsq1ivJdrTd9TvgLJRbPcDNg =o1uv -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ayatana] Global menu really frustrating in virtual machines
The global menu is based on the assumption that it's easier to hit the corner of the screen than it is to hit the edge of the active window. This breaks down, however, when the mouse doesn't actually stop at the corner of the screen, which is exactly the case in virtual machines that integrate with the host OS. Should VMs behave differently? Should they grab mouse input on click, like how vmware behaves without its tools installed? Thanks, Scott Ritchie ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ayatana] Global menu really frustrating in virtual machines
Perhaps a better way would be for the VM software to have edge resistance within the VM area. That way you can still move the mouse out of the VM without pressing key combos. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Scott Ritchie sc...@open-vote.org wrote: The global menu is based on the assumption that it's easier to hit the corner of the screen than it is to hit the edge of the active window. This breaks down, however, when the mouse doesn't actually stop at the corner of the screen, which is exactly the case in virtual machines that integrate with the host OS. Should VMs behave differently? Should they grab mouse input on click, like how vmware behaves without its tools installed? Thanks, Scott Ritchie ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
