On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 23:33, Malcolm Tredinnick wrote: > On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 03:05, Santanu Chatterjee wrote: > > Malcolm Tredinnick wrote [on 26/11/03 10:04 +1100]: > > > On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 00:36, Leonardo Boiko wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't know about other countries, but in Brazil the most common > > > > resolution is 800x600, followed by 640x480. GNU systems are > > > > attractive for giving value to these old PCs. I understand the > > > > reasons for keeping windows below the top border, but that makes the > > > > WM unusable in our displays. Most dialog boxes have the buttons in > > > > the bottom, and they stay off-screen. Since you can't move windows > > > > up, you can't even see the buttons. > > > > > > As a workaround solution in the interim, you can temporarily move your > > > panel to the side of the screen (just click on it and drag it to the > > > side) when such a broken application is running. In this way, you can > > > move the application vertically as much as you like. > > > > Which version of Metacity are you talking about? I have Metacity 2.6.2, > > and the above workaround does not work. > > Oh whoops. I see what you mean. You cannot move above the top of the > screen even without the paenl. I thought that asymmetrical behaviour had > been fixed. Sorry. I'm a bozo. > > Malcolm > This does of course bring up the question of which way should it be fixed? As far as I can see, the way the top panel does it should be the right way, ie: the edge of the screen IS the edge of the screen Otherwise you can move stuff, without being able to get it back Also when I looked at it maximising apps makes most usable at 800x600 not perfect bu > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
