Public bug reported:
Hello! This is about Compiz on Ubuntu Gutsy, though it probably applies
to every distribution out there (and to many window managers, too).
Compiz allows flipping between workspaces when the mouse cursor touches
the screen edges (including when dragging some object). This is a useful
behavior, and I think it's enabled by default.
However, there is a problem: another very useful behavior is to have
panel applets in the corners of the screen. For instance, I have the
applications menu in the top left, "show desktop" at the bottom left,
shut-down in the top right and the trash in the bottom right. Since
they're at the corner, they're very easy to hit by the user by simply
dragging the cursor all the way.
For instance, I can drag a file towards the bottom right without being
very careful about targeting, and be sure to hit the Trash. However,
with the Compiz behavior I mentioned above, this flips the screen
instead of leaving the cursor on the Trash. (I have disabled screen
flipping when not dragging something, but if not I would have the same
behavior when trying to hit the applications menu or the show desktop
button.)
It would be very helpful if the "edge actions" of Compiz ignored the
corners (at least optionally), within a certain area (say, the height of
a panel).
** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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edge flipping of workspaces should ignore panel area
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158988
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