Ted Clark <bison@visi.com> writes: > From the above link: > > "Add some kind of mild "attraction" to window/screen edges, perhaps > only after a timeout." > > There's difference between edge resistance and edge attraction (ie > "magnatism"). In the first case the mouse has to be moved n pixels > along a given axis when two windows touch before the window being > moved starts moving again. So in effect, you're "dropping" pixels, or > whatever units are used to measure mouse movement on the display. > > In the second case, a window "jumps" up against another window when it > gets n pixels away. I personally like the former a lot, and really > dislike the later. This only serves to demonstrate that window manger > writers can't make more than about 50% users happy on any given day.. > When adding this feature I plan to experiment with magnetism, attraction, and various thresholds and timeouts. I think it can be made to work pretty well without being obtrusive. Suggestions on where to start are welcome (on the bug report, ideally). In the meantime there's a hidden "lock to edges" feature if you hold down Shift that's nice for people who have really hard core must-line-up-all-windows-pixel-perfect tendencies. ;-) Havoc
