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akli

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2025-01-14

Posts: 4

How to enlarge the sensitive frame of the windows for mouse actions?

System info:
OS: siduction Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid
Xfce: 4.20 X11
GTK: 3.24.43
Kernel: 6.12.9-1-siduction-amd64

The problem:
Resizing windows with the mouse. The active area on the window frame is usually extremely narrow (1 or 2 pixels). Some program windows, e.g. Meld, have an active area of 5-10 pixels. If a secondary window is opened for file selection, this only has the extremely narrow active frame.

Where and how can a setting be made? I have not yet found anything comparable in the forum.

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ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,677

Re: How to enlarge the sensitive frame of the windows for mouse actions?

There are a few options:

1. With the mouse near the border you want to resize, hold down the Alt key, press the right mouse button and move the mouse to resize

2. Use a window manager theme with thicker borders

3. Force CSD on all windows to get an additional buffer zone for resizing.

There are no configuration options to create a larger buffer zone if using xfwm to manage window decorations (SSD).

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kwizzz

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Registered: 2024-11-10

Posts: 16

Re: How to enlarge the sensitive frame of the windows for mouse actions?

Hm, I thought that this is also theme related. I felt greybird theme too clumsy for resizing, as it is so tricky to move the mouse to the right spot, whereas switching back to Default, everything’s working as it should.

daniewicz

Member

Registered: 2024-12-12

Posts: 25

Re: How to enlarge the sensitive frame of the windows for mouse actions?

I use greybird and there is an option to change "extra mouse grabs" that works for me.

akli

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2025-01-14

Posts: 4

Re: How to enlarge the sensitive frame of the windows for mouse actions?

I use greybird and there is an option to change "extra mouse grabs" that works for me.

Where do I find this Settings?
I did not find it in
Settings->Window Manager
or
Settings->Window Manager Tweaks
or
Settings->Mouse and Touchpad

I also checked all types of Graybird in
Settings->Appearance
and
Settings->Window Manager->Style

One successful change was the selection of Greybird with extension '-accessibility'.
There, the left, bottom, and right frames have been made slightly wider for gripping with the mouse.

Last edited by akli (2025-01-16 11:59:54)

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“pax in terra” - that is my great, my only, heartfelt wish.
“Peace on earth” and everything else seems simple.

daniewicz

Member

Registered: 2024-12-12

Posts: 25

Re: How to enlarge the sensitive frame of the windows for mouse actions?

I get access to greybird using emerald and compiz. It looks like you are not using these.