Re: [Usability] "just right" size button [was: Spatial Improvement: Default windows placement]

[John Keller <jkeller matchbox fr>]

Christian Schneider wrote:
> Of course the windows should not fill the screen. There should be some
> sensible maximum size (e.g. 2/3 of the screen size). The nice thing about
> sizing the windows when first opening the folder is that you start to learn
> about you folder positions and sizes from the first day using gnome.
>
> If all windows start with the same size you have to size them manually 
> anyway.

True. It's tough to find a solution that suits everyone, I just happen 
to be among those who like smaller-though-in-need-of-resizing windows.

> Btw. the resize button or probably more like a menu item would be really 
> great.

Yeah, I loved it on the Mac. The reason for it being in the title bar 
was that it matches other use-and-forget window manipulation tools: 
close, maximize, minimize, roll-up (though only two of those were 
present in Mac's Classic OS).

- John