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 andrewt@watsnew.waterloo.edu (Andrew Thomas) writes:
)In article <5228@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> nsw@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Neil Weinstock) writes:
)
)   I would like to propose a change to the system sizing gadget.  The way it
)   is now, the user is too limited in the directions he/she can alter the 
)   window.  When trying to right-justify a window of a certain size, it can
)   become quite a chore.  Resize-drag-resize-drag- etc.  This is one thing that
)   I like in MS Windows (gak), that you can drag *any* corner around to resize
)   the window.  I'm not necessarily proposing that that method be proposed,
)   just something slightly more flexibly than the current version.
)
)   I also would like to see what a previous poster proposed: visual display of
)   the window borders while resizing (would that really be much of a problem to
)   implement?  I wouldn't think so).
)
)I agree entirely.  The best example of a window resize operation is
)the way 'twm' does it for X windows. 

Doesn't sound too good to me, better, perhaps, but not great.

I also think that commands like resize and move should be
)abortable by clicking the other mouse button before releasing the
)button used to start the operation (see X window manager 'awm').

"It's In There."

	jimm
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