Bug 337661

Summary:	KDecorationDefines::ExtendedBorderRegion widths should be configurable
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	pf
Component:	decorations	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	hugo.pereira.da.costa, kdelibs-bugs
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	All
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307721
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description pf 2014-07-21 12:43:54 UTC

see bug 337631 which provided a workaround. However, that solution is done at the cost of wasted screen real estate.  What I was really looking for is a user-definable "grab" zone.  Ideally, I'd prefer a one pixel border with a N-pixel grab zone. IOW, separate the grab width from the display width. Not even looking for visual feedback such as gimp's fine tuning on its Select borders; just an adjustable grab zone to avoid the current difficulty without displaying a wider border.  Hope this is clearer... :)

Comment 1 Martin Flöser 2014-07-21 12:55:20 UTC

I do not really understand this feature request. Could you please elaborate in more detail what you want. Please keep in mind that people might not know GIMP.

Comment 2 Thomas Lübking 2014-07-21 13:08:37 UTC

He wants the return of the KDecorationDefines::ExtendedBorderRegion to be configurable -> oxygen?

Comment 3 Martin Flöser 2014-07-21 13:15:28 UTC

(In reply to Thomas Lübking from comment #2)
> He wants the return of the KDecorationDefines::ExtendedBorderRegion to be
> configurable -> oxygen?

I'm not sure whether the request is for inside or outside of window.

In a KDecoration2 world the extended border region could also be configurable from KWin side, but I'd prefer keeping it decoration related (still need to implement it).

Comment 4 Thomas Lübking 2014-07-21 13:25:07 UTC

inside -> "won't fix".
we can't just cover client contents.

KDecorationDefines::ExtendedBorderRegion could be defaulted to a configurable value in the core, but allowing for config as well as decos ignore/override that would be silly.

-> The value would have to be passed down to the deco for invocation (since ultimately the deco should control this related to visible borders and border masks)

@pf
press and hold "Alt", you then can resize the window using the right mousebutton.

Comment 5 pf 2014-07-21 19:31:59 UTC

Thomas!!!!  :) :)  Alt+RM is even better!  After all these years of using KDE and I never found this...   SO MUCH easier than trying to "aim" the mouse!!

Is there a cheat sheet for such features somewhere?    THANKS!!!

Comment 6 pf 2014-07-21 19:34:42 UTC

Just switched to "no border" and I'm happy!!  :)

Comment 7 Thomas Lübking 2014-07-21 19:58:55 UTC

run "kcmshell4 kwinoptions", this will directly open a config page from systemsettings.
In the "Window Actions" (3rd) tab, you can configure what to do for which mouse button and whether to use the Alt or Meta ("Windows", SUPER_L) key.

Maybe look around a bit in that dialog ;-)