[GRLUG] cursor arrow won't grab window edge

[Eric Beversluis]

On Sun, 2012-02-05 at 16:08 -0500, Topher wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Feb 2012, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2012-02-05 at 15:53 -0500, Topher wrote:
> >> On Sun, 5 Feb 2012, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sun, 2012-02-05 at 14:30 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> >>>> On Sun, 2012-02-05 at 14:26 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> >>>>> Does anyone else have trouble getting the cursor arrow to grab a window
> >>>>> edge so the window size can be adjusted? It's drying me crazy. I've got
> >>>>> my acceleration set to 'slow' and sensitivity set to high, but that
> >>>>> doesn't seem to help.
> >>>> Actually what's happening is that when the cursor arrow shows at the
> >>>> edge of the window I want to resize, and I left click, instead of
> >>>> grabbing the edge it often opens a "maximize" etc dialog. Other times it
> >>>> just won't grab the edge.
> >>>
> >>> Do you have the mouse buttons reversed [left-hand mode].  The left-click
> >>> behavior is what would normally happen with a right-click.
> >>
> >> Additionally, if you're using a good window manager you should be able to
> >> hold alt and middle click drag to change the size of the window.
> >>
> >> topher
> > That seems to work better than just trying to grab the edge with 
> > left-clicking, but it won't let me shrink the vertical size of the 
> > GnuCash window beyond a certain point--and that leaves it still too big 
> > to see the whole thing on my screen (1380x768).
> 
> Some windows won't allow you to go smaller than a certain size (pidgin) 
> but that seems pretty big.  To maximize vertically, try holding alt and 
> double middle clicking anywhere in the window.  I don't remember if that's 
> a normal window manager feature or just part of my awesome one.
> 
> topher
> 
Doesn't have any effect on the GnuCash window.



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