[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-23 Thread JohnWashington
Madbiologist: thanks for clarifying. So I agree filing it as a new bug would be good. I'm not an appropriate person to do that, since I'm using Unity less and less, and even in the past I've only used LTS releases. I hope someone will pick this up. -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-22 Thread Colin Law
@vedavata I imagine that it is because (according to comment #397 you are using Xubuntu. This bug is about Unity, where it has been fixed. If you have a problem on Xubuntu you should file a bug for that or extend this bug to Xubuntu. I don't know what the appropriate package on Xubuntu would be.

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-22 Thread vedavata
22/09/2015 17:21 "madbiologist" <160...@bugs.launchpad.net> : > > JohnWashington - This bug is about the default resize grab handle at > window borders being too small (1 pixel, or 4 pixels by some accounts) > to be easily usable. This has been fixed with the implementation of a > larger default

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-22 Thread JohnWashington
Madbiologist: you write "This bug is about the default resize grab handle at window borders being too small". Can I gently suggest you read the title of this problem report? "Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult" Window borders. Nothing about a resize grab handle (which I

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-22 Thread madbiologist
I am sorry for being unclear. I was referring to the entire edges of the window, not just the lower right corner. I didn't use the word "border" because now the area available for grabbing extends outside of the admittedly narrow border. All window borders are now surrounded by an

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-22 Thread JohnWashington
Seth, when you say 'Fix Released', does this mean that in System Settings there is now a means (using GUI tools only) for the user to modify the border width? Anything less than that is, to my mind, not a 'fix'. And I suspect many others with hand/eye coordination problems would agree it's not a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-22 Thread madbiologist
JohnWashington - This bug is about the default resize grab handle at window borders being too small (1 pixel, or 4 pixels by some accounts) to be easily usable. This has been fixed with the implementation of a larger default resize grab handle (10 pixels I think). The mouse pointer does not show

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-09-18 Thread Seth Johnson
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dp-unity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-08-20 Thread cossio
Using Xubuntu here too. This bug makes it VERY hard to resize windows. It is also very hard to resize other draggable items, such as bars dividing panes inside windows. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-08-03 Thread vedavata
On XUbuntu (XFCE Ubuntu) 14.10 and 15.04 this bug is still has place. :-( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-08-03 Thread Colin Law
@vedavrata this bug applies to Unity, and is effectively closed. If you are seeing a problem on Xubuntu then I suggest you file a new bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-08-03 Thread JohnWashington
I don't even accept that it's adequately fixed in Unity (unless there's been significant progress since 14.04, for I only use LTS releases). I teach elderly users with little or no experience of computers. Naturally many don't have good hand/eye coordination, so they need to be able to adjust

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-08-03 Thread Jeremy Huddleston
@colin-law no, this bug does not apply to Unity. This bug was filed years before Unity even existed. If it is fixed by changing to Unity, that's great for Unity users, but simply sweeping an issue under the rug because you changed window systems doesn't change the fact the the bug continues to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-08-03 Thread Colin Law
@Jeremy Huddleston, I see you are right, apologies (except that the fix appeared only in Unity-3D, it was worse in Unity-2D than it was before Unity-2D appeared). Does Xubuntu use Metacity? If not then my point is still valid, that it would be best to file a new bug for Xubuntu if the problem

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-07-09 Thread Rocko
Alt-F8 triggers resizing windows in compiz/Unity as well! That's good to know. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-07-08 Thread Martin Wimpress
Alt + F8 on MATE will activate resize for the currently selected window. ** Changed in: ubuntu-mate Status: New = Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dp-unity

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-06-24 Thread jedie
I tested 15.04 Ubuntu MATE, Lubuntu and Xubuntu... e.g.: the file managers: * Xubuntu with thunar * Lubuntu with PCManFM * Ubuntu MATE with Caja The problem with the small resize area exist on all :( But the right/bottom area is big and good to grab on all three. (This is the special resize

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-05-31 Thread Ben Shadwick
Adding ubuntu-mate, as its window manager also suffers from 1-pixel wide resize grab areas. This is one of the most immediately frustrating issues of any window manager, and it only gets worse as display pixel densities increase. ** Also affects: ubuntu-mate Importance: Undecided

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-05-31 Thread Ben Shadwick
Here's a video recording of why 1-pixel grab bars are frustrating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeOldGSrsOg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-05-27 Thread JLuc
The 2010-04-24, gaspard.leon wrote that this bug would be fixed in 2015. How are the newer 15.04 and 15.10 versions going relatively to this bug ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-05-27 Thread Colin Law
@Jluc I believe it has been long fixed and is not seen in 15.04 or later. As in the first paragraph of the bug description it will not be fixed in Unity-2D. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2014-09-18 Thread Melroy vd Berg
After 7 years it is finally confirmed! :O -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2014-09-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-29 Thread madbiologist
Sam Spilsbury - Is http://wiki.compiz.org/ meant to be empty? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-29 Thread madbiologist
Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote: 11.10 and onwards: Install mutter (sudo apt-get install mutter) and edit org.gnome.mutter 'draggable-border-width' in dconf-editor Aleve Sicofante (sicofante) wrote: What about 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04 users? Can't you see there are complaints from users of

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-29 Thread Aleve Sicofante
and onwards means 12.04, 12.10, 13.04 and 13.10. My fault. You're right. Aleve - Which Ubuntu release and variety (Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu/Lubuntu/GNOMEbuntu) are you using? I'm wondering if your implementation is not using gtk-window-decorator. Plain mainstream official Ubuntu 13.04.

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-29 Thread Aleve Sicofante
Just one more question: why should I have to install mutter on plain Unity Ubuntu which doesn't use it at all? Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz) wrote: 11.10 and onwards: Install mutter (sudo apt-get install mutter) and edit org.gnome.mutter 'draggable-border-width' in dconf-editor -- You

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Andrei
Fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 raring , resizing windows is a PITA. Please reopen. On top border are only 2 pixels available for resize, on the other borders seems to be 8 pixels. [I can't be sure because (of course) zooming in Universal Access is not working.] Also clicking outside the visible

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Aleve Sicofante
Why isn't this configurable in gconf/dconf or something? It seems every system behaves differently, which is quite weird (maybe it depends on the monitors resolution?) Please don't hardcode this and give us a workaround, at least until the touch OS is ready and resources come back to the desktop.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Ben Shadwick
This bug is going to be ignored unless you can get someone to revert the fix released status. I've contacted some of the people who set that status on this bug, and I suggest that others do the same. Personally I have no stake in this any more, since I ditched Ubuntu proper and have been using

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Aleve Sicofante
And who are those Masters of the Universe who can revert the fix released status? 2013/7/29 Ben Shadwick benshadw...@gmail.com This bug is going to be ignored unless you can get someone to revert the fix released status. I've contacted some of the people who set that status on this bug, and I

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Please stop asking to revert the status of this bug. It is fine as is: 1. This bug was fixed in compiz and Unity in 11.04 (two years ago now). The left, right and bottom window borders now have a ten-pixel each-way grab area. 2. A similar grab area was added to the top border in 13.04 3. If

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/7/29 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Please stop asking to revert the status of this bug. It is fine as is: 1. This bug was fixed in compiz and Unity in 11.04 (two years ago now). The left, right and bottom window borders now have a ten-pixel each-way grab area. This is plain

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Andrei
1. This bug was fixed in compiz and Unity in 11.04 (two years ago now). The left, right and bottom window borders now have a ten-pixel each-way grab area. How much pixels have the top and bottom? Was fixed and now it's the same? I've counted only 8, not 10 on left and right. How about the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-14 Thread JLuc
With current 12.04 LTS it is impossible to grab the border or the corner of the window at first time. Maybe my screen is too big (20) so it makes the border too thin. It takes many try to manage to get it. Spending so much time just to resize a window is all the more painfull since i want to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-09 Thread Not Janet
In a fresh 12.04 install it is next to impossible to grab the bottom right or bottom left resize handle (firefox, pidgin, avidemux) vexacious Unity -- an open house divided cannot sell. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-06-15 Thread MC Return
** Also affects: emerald Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-06-06 Thread vmajor
Still broken. Fresh install 12.04.2. Just looking at the logs using the GUI log viewer is nearly impossible as I cannot resize the log viewer window. This finally got me annoyed enough to add to this mega bug report. The border appears to be 1px wide. Please fix this. It is an LTS release

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Renzo Bagnati
I use the attached script to increase the window borders to 4 pixels in ubuntu-2D and gnome-fallback. It must be placed in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ and works in precise by writing configuration files in the directory $HOME/.themes of the current user. ** Attachment added: 50_light-themes-borders

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Renzo Bagnati
It seems that the attachment was not included in the previous message. ** Attachment added: Increase light themeswindows borders https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/160311/+attachment/3508551/+files/50_light-themes-borders -- You received this bug notification because

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) Hi. 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D, which has been the default since 12.10 No it's not. I'm using Unity-3D,

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On 31/01/2013 8:51 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) Hi. 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D,

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On 31/01/2013 8:51 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Andrea Corbellini
** No longer affects: metacity (Ubuntu Maverick) ** No longer affects: metacity (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: unity-2d Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread John Lea
@sicofante; window title bar resizing issue is a different bug, see bug #717444 This change is signed off and is now waiting for someone to implement it, also see vanvugt's comment as to the original reason for this bug in the comments of the bug. -- You received this bug notification because

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Andrea Corbellini
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: That's why we call it a bug: probably you see the code being correct, but since the behavior isn't, there's something going on and it must be fixed. The grab area in the titlebar has nothing to do with the resizing

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread MC Return
Sam, I'm running Emerald on Raring, so maybe that is why - but here grabbing window borders to initiate a resize is still very fuzzy... We maybe should retest and revisit this issue for 13.04 ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Andrea Corbellini corbellini.and...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: It does not make any sense to continue a discussion on an old bug report that is about a totally different issue. Excuse me? The title and description of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
Just added Unity as a project affected by this bug. ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Andrea Corbellini
Dear Aleve, Please, do not modify this old bug. You are wasting contributors' time. As John Lea has already pointed out, the issue you are describing has already been reported as bug #717444. The reason why this bug should remain closed is that a fix has already been written for it. If you are

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread madbiologist
Aleve - I think what Andrea was trying to say is what John Lea subsequently said - the specific bug for the window title bar/top border resizing issue is bug #717444. However that does ignore your first paragraph about the left border being more difficult to grab than the bottom and right

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Dan Halbert
To Andrea, Sam, and other developers: The title of this bug is broad and describes a problem encountered in multiple window managers. That is what draws people to this bug. I would suggest that you edit the title and narrow it to describe the manager(s) in which it has been fixed, and to add text

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Andrea Corbellini
If I understand this bug's description correctly, this problem exists in Unity-2D on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. This is an LTS release - according to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases it will be supported on both the desktop and the server until April 2017. This should mean fully and

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread madbiologist
Andrea - thank you for your comments. I do appreciate your attention to my concerns. I have one final question before I shut up. What is your/Canonical's advice to users experiencing this bug on Unity- 2D on Precise? There are a few workarounds presented/discussed in this bug report, but in

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Andrea Corbellini corbellini.and...@gmail.com: Dear Aleve, Please, do not modify this old bug. You are wasting contributors' time. As John Lea has already pointed out, the issue you are describing has already been reported as bug #717444. The reason why this bug should remain

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:32 PM, MC Return 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Sam, I'm running Emerald on Raring, so maybe that is why - but here grabbing window borders to initiate a resize is still very fuzzy... We maybe should retest and revisit this issue for 13.04 ? The invisible border

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Dan Halbert halb...@halwitz.org wrote: To Andrea, Sam, and other developers: The title of this bug is broad and describes a problem encountered in multiple window managers. That is what draws people to this bug. I would suggest that you edit the title and

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:36 PM, madbiologist 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Aleve - I think what Andrea was trying to say is what John Lea subsequently said - the specific bug for the window title bar/top border resizing issue is bug #717444. However that does ignore your first paragraph

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/1/31 Andrea Corbellini corbellini.and...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: It does not make any sense to continue a discussion on an old bug report that is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread MC Return
The invisible border logic is only implemented in gtk-window- decorator. It would have to be implemented on a per-decorator basis. Oh, I see. Thanks for the fast reply. Seems like gtk-window-decorator is more advanced in this case than Emerald. :) -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread OpenLaptop
I see my comment is helpful after all. Because now I know this bug never gonna be fixed in Unity 2D, which is strange.. because it is still part of the current and future window manager of the almighty Ubuntu. So I really don't see any reason to not solve this critical issue. -- You received

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Aleve, if you are still having problems resizing windows you can bump up the padding around the window. If I remember correctly its in the key org.gnome.mutter:draggable-border-width There's no such thing in Unity. Mutter is used in Gnome Shell...

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread madbiologist
OpenLaptop - Unity-2D is not part of the future window manger of Ubuntu. Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal and later only have Unity-3D, which uses the LLVMpipe software driver if the GPU is not capable of running Unity- 3D. That still leaves over 4 years of Unity-2D on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 4:20 AM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/1/31 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Aleve, if you are still having problems resizing windows you can bump up the padding around the window. If I remember correctly its in the key

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/2/1 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com There's no such thing in Unity. Mutter is used in Gnome Shell... gtk-window-decorator integrates with the mutter keys. Lovely, but there's stil no org.gnome.mutter:draggable- border-width key in my Unity-only installation's dconf. Actually,

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Aleve Sicofante asicofa...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/2/1 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com There's no such thing in Unity. Mutter is used in Gnome Shell... gtk-window-decorator integrates with the mutter keys. Lovely, but there's stil no

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-31 Thread Aleve Sicofante
2013/2/1 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Ah, I believe I made it so that if mutter wasn't installed, it just uses the default value of 10px, as there was very little usecase for making it configurable. If you want to adjust it, you'll have to install mutter, and adjusting that setting

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread OpenLaptop
Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread Sam Spilsbury
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:08 AM, OpenLaptop i...@openlaptop.nl wrote: Funny to see this bug is still not fixed sinds 2007 (6 YEARS AGO!!!) Hi. 1. It is fixed in Unity-3D, which has been the default since 12.10 2. It isn't worth fixing in Unity-2D, since it would require extensive patching to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread latimerio
I wonder who ever decided to have the window borders not configurable. I work on a large screen and easily get RSI problems when I use the mouse too much. Thus I use a wacom tablet with a stylus pen additionally as a mouse enhancement. I always work with multiple windows and frequently rearrange

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Hi. On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:21 PM, latimerio 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: That said I want to resize my windows at ANY border not just in the corners or from the title bar. You already can. There's a small amount of invisible padding on every side of the window in Unity3D. This has

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-30 Thread Jakob Unterwurzacher
** Description changed: + This bug is fixed in unity-3d since ubuntu 11.04. + It still exists in unity-2d and will never be fixed as unity-2d is no longer supported since ubuntu 12.10 (see comment #343). + * This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-28 Thread Adolfo Jayme Barrientos
** No longer affects: human-gtk-theme (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: human-gtk-theme (Ubuntu Maverick) ** No longer affects: light-themes (Ubuntu Maverick) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-27 Thread MC Return
** Description changed: * This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). Note that if the window has a scrollbar, you can

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-23 Thread jono
This bug is really annoying. Sufficiently annoying that I registered an account on launchpad just to post this comment. I just got upgraded to ubuntu 12.04 on a machine where have no root access, so I can't hack any of the settings. It seems my only real option is to abandon gnome and use a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-09 Thread James
just want to say for those still stuck with this bug, and I'm not sure it's an option for you all. But I moved to lxde, and you might want to try a different window manager. This bug has been so persistent for so long I'm you might want to try and just find your own workround, i.e. a different

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-09 Thread Ben Shadwick
Yeah, my ultimate fix was to switch to Xubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-04 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Not likely. Adding the invisible window borders to metacity's non-composited mode is likely a nontrivial affair. On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:59 PM, axel 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Unity-2D is not supported in never versions and does not have the same fix. ah, thanks for that hint which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread Aleve Sicofante
Hey, five years and a half and grabbing handlers (not just windows resizers) is still buggy in Ubuntu. What puzzles me is, why is it easy to grab the left, right and bottom edges of the screen and it's almost imposible to grab the top edge, pane borders in some apps and many other handlers? Isn't

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread Dan Kegel
I suspect it's because they want to emulate how the Mac UI works, and the Mac only lets you grab the lower right corner. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread axel
just seems to follow the trend of our time that others seem to know better whats good for you and use their power and ignorance to stick to their conviction ;) contrary to aleve (#333) i find it harder to grab any edge other than the top one (i'm on unity-2d). often having to use the touchpad

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread Sam Spilsbury
Unity-2D is not supported in never versions and does not have the same fix. On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:17 PM, axel 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: just seems to follow the trend of our time that others seem to know better whats good for you and use their power and ignorance to stick to their

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-03 Thread axel
Unity-2D is not supported in never versions and does not have the same fix. ah, thanks for that hint which explains while this bug is still on confirmed critical for unity-2d. lets see then if unity-2d ever will be fixed =) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-19 Thread Alex
I'm using 12.10 and resizing windows is very very hard. I find it a pity because it's such a basic usability problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-12 Thread Otus
Where's the bug for 12.10? Google doesn't find it, and the top border is still almost impossible to grab in Unity (3D). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Pere Orga
Same problem with Ubuntu 12.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in Ayatana Design:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Pere Orga
I meant 10.12 :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Released

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Colin Law
@Pere, I presume in fact you /did/ mean 12.10 as there was no 10.12. Since this bug is only for Unity-2d and there is no Unity-2d then this bug is not applicable to 12.10. If you are seeing it in the latest Unity then it is a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Pere Orga
Sorry for that, and yes, it's a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-10-29 Thread sztomi
Is there a bug open for Unity3D? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in Ayatana Design:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-10-29 Thread Ben Shadwick
Launchpad supports tracking a bug affecting multiple packages/projects, including tracking state and unique fixes for each of them. I don't see why Unity3D could not be tagged as affected if it indeed is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-22 Thread Colin Law
Steve: because this bug is only about unity 2d with metacity. If you have an issue on unity (3d) then it is a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Keng-Yu Lin
** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist = High ** Changed in: metacity (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Jonathan Reed
The workaround in the first comment (editing the theme XML) works great. Is there any chance of seeing this in Quantal, or is Metacity considered dead in favor of Compiz as far as Canonical is concerned? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Colin Law
As I understand it unity-2d is to be removed in Quantal(12.10), emulation of 3d being provided by llvmpipe for hardware that does not support it, so that Unity (3d) will run. From that point of view it appears that this bug becomes irrelevant from 12.10. That is unless there are other use cases.

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-08-21 Thread Steve Flynn
On 21 August 2012 20:51, Colin Law 160...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: As I understand it unity-2d is to be removed in Quantal(12.10), emulation of 3d being provided by llvmpipe for hardware that does not support it, so that Unity (3d) will run. From that point of view it appears that this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-07-17 Thread Jakob Unterwurzacher
** Description changed: * No more comments needed This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. + + For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). + Note that if the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-07-17 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Description changed: * - No more comments needed This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). Note that if the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-28 Thread nixomose
I recently installed xubuntu 12.04 and the 1px thing makes it impossible for me. I've always had problems with window borders, I'm spazzy with the mouse, but until now I've always been able to configure it larger. But with 12.04, I've tried everything. I've changed the metacity-theme-1.xml

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-06-26 Thread Michael Kraxner
This is 2012, usability is rated as minor important, seriously? Seeing that this problem is known since 2007 drives me mad. In the end these small things decide if a Ui supports you in doing your work, or make it a real pain. I am glad that I found the work around - but editing some xml-

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