[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #4493: ALT+CTRL on border could resize a window

#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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