[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #4493: ALT+CTRL on border could resize a window
- From: "bonefish" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:44:22 -0000
#4493: ALT+CTRL on border could resize a window
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Reporter: humdinger | Owner: nobody
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Servers/app_server | Version: R1/alpha1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking:
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Comment (by bonefish):
Replying to [comment:12 humdinger]:
> Replying to [comment:11 bonefish]:
> > With Ctrl-Alt I can just throw the mouse cursor in the general
direction of the window to perform the action -- no need to aim for the
rather small border (if it is visible at all). My concern is that by
making the borders behave differently that work flow could be hampered
again by the possibility of accidentally hitting the border region
> The question is how big are the chances to hit a border accidentally - I
suspect low - and in case it isn't, would you be inconveniences
unacceptably if you aim just a little bit when "throwing the mouse"
around. :)[[BR]]
I think the thing is that I rarely resize windows (my editor windows have
a fixed size and Tracker windows remember theirs), but I move them very
often. So, at least for me, it's a potential inconvenience for a frequent
task vs. a small convenience for an infrequent one. And if the resize
regions are to be just as big as the border regions, the additional
convenience is very small IMO, at least for windows that have an actual
resize corner.
> For me, and I suspect many others, being able to resize windows besides
the bottom-right corner would make window management considerably more
pleasant.
I don't disagree. I'm just wondering whether there's a better method than
one that doesn't offer that much of a benefit and potentially interferes
with another action.
> > (I assume that region would also be enlarged to make hitting it less
fiddly, right?).
>
> I'd like that, but Meanwhile for instance, doesn't. That would also
exaccerbate your concerns of hitting a border and resize instead of
moving.
Yep, my point exactly.
> > I also wonder, whether it wouldn't be better to have an explicit
resizing mode (activated somehow) that would sectorize the complete window
area into zones for resizing. I imagine this would be more convenient than
aiming for the border regions, even if they are enlarged.
>
> That's a nice thought as well. The one counter argument is that you'll
have one more keycombo to memorize. Having one universal window managing
combo of CTRL+ALT is very elegant IMO.
Well, how about a different mouse button then? Unless I miss something the
middle mouse button doesn't have any actions associate with it yet and for
the right button only the click is used. Either button would allow
enlarged resize regions without interfering with anything else. The only
drawback would be that the mouse cursor shape couldn't indicate the action
until one presses the respective button. OTOH I don't see why the app
server couldn't draw helpful feedback directly on top of the window (or
its border at least).
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/4493#comment:13>
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