Re: Annoying Maximize Window setting

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On Jun 19, 2014 2:54 AM, "Patrick O'Callaghan" <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2014-06-18 at 18:09 -0300, Patrick Boutilier wrote:
> > On 06/18/2014 05:03 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2014-06-18 at 11:36 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
> > >> On 06/18/2014 11:31 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > >>> I seem to have activated an intensely annoying "feature" of Kwin whereby
> > >>> moving a window near the top of the screen maximizes it (it appears to
> > >>> be a lame idea copied from Windows). How do I turn this off? I don't see
> > >>> anything obvious in System Settings->Window Behaviour.
> > >>
> > >> close.  systemsettings->workspace behavior->screen edges
> > >
> > > Thanks, that worked. Not sure why this counts as workspace behaviour.
> > >
> > > poc
> > >
> >
> > I think it is because the screen area is considered the workspace. So
> > what happens to a window when it approaches the screen edge is
> > considered a function of the workspace even though the action happens on
> > the window. Maybe. :-)
>
> I understand the logic. I just don't think it's something a user could
> reasonably be expected to guess intuitively.
>
> poc
>
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I think this behavior is so common that I never use maximize anymore. I just intuitively drag windows around.

-Sudhir.

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