Re: Metacity behavior when moving windows

[mike <mike redtux1 uklinux net>]

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

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