On Fri, Jan 09, 2015 at 02:34:38PM -0500, Bill Maltby (C4B) wrote:> On Fri, 2015-01-09 at 09:17 -0500, Fred Smith wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > Using the default Gnome desktop on Centos-6, I keep having difficulty > > getting the mouse pointer to lineup exactly on the edge/corner of a > > window when I want to resize the window. It seems that you have to > > have it on a line exactly one pixel in width, and I'm finding it > > increasingly hard to do (who, me? getting old? nah!) > > I'm also getting old, but I don't have the problem on C-6 at all. > > > > > Wondering if there is a gnome setting somewhere among the myriad > > settings that could be used to configure the accuracy with which > > the mouse pointer must be placed so one can grab edges of things. > > I've dug thru the settings in the Gnome configuration editor, but > > so far nothing leaps out at me. > > > > Can anyone offer advice? > > Have you gone into System->Preferences->Mouse and changed some of the > doohickeys there? I don't recall anything related to your problem, but > it may be related to Acceleration or Sensitivity? I've set my > Sensitivity to about 1/3rd off of low and acceleration to mid-range. > There's an alternative if, like me, you prefer KB anyway - <Alt>-<F8>. > It's drawback is it's not as fine-grained though. But for me it's really > faster anyway.Bill: Thanks for the reply. I've got acceleration all the way to the slow end, sensitivity all the way to the low end, drag and drop threshold all the way to the small end, and I've tried them all at other settings, too, to no avail. trying to grab the edge of a window feels like the grabbable region is only one pixel (or maybe one "mickey") wide and it's still hard nto place the pointer right on it. I may be getting old, but I don't have any palsy/tremor problems. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." ---------------------------- Hebrews 4:12 (niv) ------------------------------
On Fri, 2015-01-09 at 15:17 -0500, Fred Smith wrote:> On Fri, Jan 09, 2015 at 02:34:38PM -0500, Bill Maltby (C4B) wrote: > > On Fri, 2015-01-09 at 09:17 -0500, Fred Smith wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > > > > Using the default Gnome desktop on Centos-6, I keep having difficulty > > > getting the mouse pointer to lineup exactly on the edge/corner of a > > > window when I want to resize the window. It seems that you have to > > > have it on a line exactly one pixel in width, and I'm finding it > > > increasingly hard to do (who, me? getting old? nah!) > > <snip>> > > Wondering if there is a gnome setting somewhere among the myriad > > > settings that could be used to configure the accuracy with which > > > the mouse pointer must be placed so one can grab edges of things. > > > I've dug thru the settings in the Gnome configuration editor, but > > > so far nothing leaps out at me. > > > > > > Can anyone offer advice? > > > > Have you gone into System->Preferences->Mouse and changed some of the > ><snip>> Thanks for the reply. > > I've got acceleration all the way to the slow end, sensitivity all the way > to the low end, drag and drop threshold all the way to the small end, > and I've tried them all at other settings, too, to no avail. > > trying to grab the edge of a window feels like the grabbable region > is only one pixel (or maybe one "mickey") wide and it's still hard nto > place the pointer right on it. I may be getting old, but I don't > have any palsy/tremor problems. >Well, that's the limit of my offerings. I'm still trying to find the thing I used back in C5(?) that raised the panels when the mouse hovered over it for X seconds. With C6 I can't find it anymore and it switches way too fast. I recall some folks mentioning something like "gnome-config" or similar and I figure that'll be my next attempt. I looked to see if there was anything in the drop-downs from "System" to see if anything else jumped out. I didn't see anything about border widths. There's a "Desktop Effects" that I don't know if that has any effect on your problem: System->Preferences->Desktop Effects. Has some text in it about 3D hardware acelleration. You know wht? I'm thinking it's something to do with the mouse driver. Usb mouse? ISTR some "jerkiness" in that human interface stuff in the past. One other (likely?) difference that may be making my unit better behaved. I have gpm installed so that I can C&P on text-based standard terminals (console tty). I've noticed that when X or Gnome starts up it seems aware. You might want to try installing gpm, have it start up on boot and see if that helps. Not a true solution, but may be a work around until the true solution is found. HTH, Bill
On 2015-01-09, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: --- SNIP ---> trying to grab the edge of a window feels like the grabbable region > is only one pixel (or maybe one "mickey") wide and it's still hard nto > place the pointer right on it. I may be getting old, but I don't > have any palsy/tremor problems.Have you tried different window manager themes? Some of them have larger grab areas. -- Liam
On Fri, Jan 09, 2015 at 07:07:38PM -0500, Bill Maltby (C4B) wrote:> On Fri, 2015-01-09 at 15:17 -0500, Fred Smith wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 09, 2015 at 02:34:38PM -0500, Bill Maltby (C4B) wrote: > > > On Fri, 2015-01-09 at 09:17 -0500, Fred Smith wrote: > > > > Hi all! > > > > > > > > Using the default Gnome desktop on Centos-6, I keep having difficulty > > > > getting the mouse pointer to lineup exactly on the edge/corner of a > > > > window when I want to resize the window. It seems that you have to > > > > have it on a line exactly one pixel in width, and I'm finding it > > > > increasingly hard to do (who, me? getting old? nah!) > > > <snip> > > > > > Wondering if there is a gnome setting somewhere among the myriad > > > > settings that could be used to configure the accuracy with which > > > > the mouse pointer must be placed so one can grab edges of things. > > > > I've dug thru the settings in the Gnome configuration editor, but > > > > so far nothing leaps out at me. > > > > > > > > Can anyone offer advice? > > > > > > Have you gone into System->Preferences->Mouse and changed some of the > > ><snip> > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > I've got acceleration all the way to the slow end, sensitivity all the way > > to the low end, drag and drop threshold all the way to the small end, > > and I've tried them all at other settings, too, to no avail. > > > > trying to grab the edge of a window feels like the grabbable region > > is only one pixel (or maybe one "mickey") wide and it's still hard nto > > place the pointer right on it. I may be getting old, but I don't > > have any palsy/tremor problems. > > > > Well, that's the limit of my offerings. I'm still trying to find the > thing I used back in C5(?) that raised the panels when the mouse hovered > over it for X seconds. With C6 I can't find it anymore and it switches > way too fast.in C6 it's in SYSTEM | PREFERENCES | WINDOWS there's a slider titled "interval before raising".> > I recall some folks mentioning something like "gnome-config" or similar > and I figure that'll be my next attempt. I looked to see if there was > anything in the drop-downs from "System" to see if anything else jumped > out. I didn't see anything about border widths. There's a "Desktop > Effects" that I don't know if that has any effect on your problem: > System->Preferences->Desktop Effects. Has some text in it about 3D > hardware acelleration. > > You know wht? I'm thinking it's something to do with the mouse driver. > Usb mouse? ISTR some "jerkiness" in that human interface stuff in the > past. > > One other (likely?) difference that may be making my unit better > behaved. I have gpm installed so that I can C&P on text-based standard > terminals (console tty). I've noticed that when X or Gnome starts up it > seems aware. > > You might want to try installing gpm, have it start up on boot and see > if that helps. Not a true solution, but may be a work around until the > true solution is found. > > HTH, > Bill-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .---- Fred Smith / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / / / / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us / / (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 -------------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 ---------------------------------
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:12:14AM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote:> On 2015-01-09, Fred Smith > <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > --- SNIP --- > > > trying to grab the edge of a window feels like the grabbable region > > is only one pixel (or maybe one "mickey") wide and it's still hard nto > > place the pointer right on it. I may be getting old, but I don't > > have any palsy/tremor problems. > > Have you tried different window manager themes? Some of them have larger > grab areas.Which makes me wonder how one modifies a theme... there must be a special toolkit for it somewhere... ?? -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." ----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) -----------------------------
On 01/09/2015 06:07 PM, Bill Maltby (C4B) wrote:> I'm still trying to find the > thing I used back in C5(?) that raised the panels when the mouse hovered > over it for X seconds. With C6 I can't find it anymore and it switches > way too fast.I presume you're talking about panels with "Autohide" set. If you have the GUI gconf-editor installed, it's under apps/panel/global/panel_show_delay. You can also set it from the command line: gconftool-2 --type int --set /apps/panel/global/panel_show_delay 500 (The default is 300, unit is milliseconds). -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it.