Hi, Am 14.05.2015 um 20:09 schrieb Emmanuele Bassi: > Hi; > > On 14 May 2015 at 18:59, Detlef Reichl <detlef.reichl@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> the resize grip of Gtk::Window (gtk_window_set_has_resize_grip) is >> deprecated since 3.14. Is there a suggested replacement, or do I have to >> do it on my own? > > The actual question is: why do you feel the need for a resize grip? > > Some context: the only reason the resize grip was introduced was > because stacking window managers (as opposed to tiling ones) didn't > cope well with themes using 1px window borders; since then, window > managers have added invisible resize areas around the window or they > have window borders larger than 1 pixel. For client-side decorations, > GTK+ will handle the invisible resize areas itself, but in absence of > a compositor, GTK+ will revert to a visible border with enough padding > to allow resizing. > > What it is that you're trying to achieve? > It is simply, that from my point of view, the width of the resize area - with compositor and client side decorations - is to small. I don't like GUIs, where I have to place the mouse pointer with an accuracy of a view pixels. For my self, that is not such a big problem, because I have very good fine motor skills, but I know people, who have not and for them I think a dedicated quite big resize grip would be useful. Cheer, detlef > Ciao, > Emmanuele. > _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
