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Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by kroltan on Saturday December 17, 2022 @11:41AM (#34029380)
I used to agree, then I moved to Linux (KDE specifically) and found out I could set my DE up so Super+LMB anywhere on a window moves it, and Super+RMB resizes it, it's is way more convenient, I haven't found myself using the title bar any more.
Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by tmdh on Saturday December 17, 2022 @12:17PM (#34029814)
But using the title bar is what most of us are used to.
Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by justsomehnguy on Saturday December 17, 2022 @01:22PM (#34030583)
Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by Sakos on Saturday December 17, 2022 @03:20PM (#34031821)
Discoverability rears its head. I don't see how moving that functionality into some obscure button combination is better than obvious behavior.
Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by kroltan on Saturday December 17, 2022 @04:56PM (#34032656)
I'm not advocating for this to become the default functionality across the world for everyone, it's definitely very opt-in.

In that case you don't need discoverability for something you set up yourself.

It's also very fun to play with when using the Wobbly Windows effect, you can stretch them in different ways depending on where exactly you picked the window up from.

Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by iso1631 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @03:57PM (#34032159)
I have Alt-LMB for moving, but that all falls to pot when I remote into another machine -- alt-lmb moves my rdp/vnc/browser, not the one in the screen I'm connected to.
Re:GTK File Chooser Dialog gets a thumbnail view after 18 years by layer8 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @07:48PM (#34033904)
Title bars also serve to more quickly recognize where windows are. If every application fills up the title bar with different stuff, it becomes harder to “parse” where windows are on the screen. There is an inherent benefit in windows having uniform “chrome”.