[haiku-development] Re: Ctrl+Alt window management functionality
- From: John Scipione <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:41:44 -0500
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 5:22 AM, Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Jan 20, 2013 11:58 PM, "John Scipione" <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I've already articulated my reason several times in this thread so
>> I'll just summarize them here.
>> 1. RMB drags have poor ergonomics, they are difficult to perform
>> physically.
>> 2. RMB drags have poor discoverability, they are non-obvious.
>>
>> I seek to solve these problems by providing better methods to move and
>> resize windows using the LMB. This is my third such attempt.
>
> The current behavior is (mostly) consistent -- LMB initiates moving the
> window and RMB initiates as resize.
>
> The only inconsistency is 1. a LMB on the resizer corner will perform a
> resize 2. RMB on the title tab does nothing. That does have logic as it
> allows people with single button pointer devices to perform both actions and
> it is limited to very specific parts of the window.
>
> I vehemently oppose changing this on the basis of "poor discoverability" and
> the current visual cues when using CTRL ALT.
You vehemently oppose changing this based on the basis of "poor
discoverability", really? Discoverability is one of the cornerstones
of good UI.
How about LMB on the border performs a move, and option key+LMB
performs to a resize, good compromise?
John Scipione
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