Re: Graphical windows auto-maximizing - annoying

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 29 May 2008, at 20:06, Todd N wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In F9, graphical windows in GNOME are exhibiting some bizarre, or at  
> least unexpected, behavior.  When a window is dragged across the  
> screen, it automatically maximizes itself when its title bar nears  
> the top of the display.  Is this an issue specifically with GNOME?   
> Is this an intentional "enhancement" to window behavior, or is it  
> some sort of bug?

Sounds like a bug to me, doesn't do it here anyway (GNOME 2.22 on  
Solaris).  You *are* supposed to be able to un-maximize a window by  
dragging its titlebar away from the top of the screen, but I'm not  
aware of the reverse ever having been implemented.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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