Re: Smooth window resizing

[Michael L Torrie <torriem chem byu edu>]

On Fri, 2004-10-01 at 16:36 +0200, Daniel Brockman wrote:
> Igor Gorbounov <igorbounov topazelectro ru> writes:
> 
> > Hi, All!
> >
> > I wonder if there is a way to resize a window gradually (as if
> > animated) when a, for examle, set_size_request(...) is issued. Now
> > the window is resized abruptly as a treeview is expanded (and that
> > bothers the users).
> 
> That kind of thing is very annoying if you use a window manager that
> insists on windows being a particular size (ratpoison, ion, etc.).  In
> fact, it usually renders the application completely unusable (see
> xmbdfed for a good example).
> 
> So I'd recommend against[1] trying to animate-resize windows.

Smooth resizing is really going to be a function of synchronization with
the X server.  X.org will soon support this.  This will allow normal
resizing to always be smooth (and fast).  This is the best way to do it.


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