Window edges

[Pongo A. Pan]

On Sat, 2011-10-29 at 11:41 -0400, Bill Stanley wrote:
> On 10/29/2011 10:30 AM, Séamas Ó Brógáin wrote:
> > Is there any way to increase the space that can be grabbed by the
> > pointer for dragging windows? The precision required seems to be in the
> > region of a single pixel, making it almost impossible. There does not
> > seem to be any differences between the various window themes.
> 
> I agree!  The hot spot for the mouse should be made user customizable.
> I am somewhat handicapped and finding the mouse hot spot can be a pain 
> at times.  Maybe it is OK for most people so leave the default as it is 
> but there should be a way to increase it in the disability settings.
> 
> Bill Stanley
> 


You don't say if you're using unity 3D or unity 2D (in which case I
dunno).  Not sure why unity 2D exists at all, actually.

In unity 3D, Alt-Mouse-button-2 (usually the right button) or Alt-F8
seem to be the defaults for window resize.  If you do either of these
you don't have to grab the edge.  See CompizConfig Settings Manager -->
Window Resize. You can also double click the top bar of the window to
change between maximized and normal.  

I agree that it should be easier to configure unity stuff.  CCSM is an
unholy mess that can easily leave your UI in a whimpering state from
which nothing can be done to recover.  Something similar to the old
Simple Compiz Settings thingo for unity would be a very good thing.


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