Answer by yuyu5 for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
I know this is an old question, but IMO none of the answers really solved this particular question, they just added workarounds.The actual answer to this is what's described in this GitHub issue's...
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Answer by Frank N for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
Current Solution (2019) for Ubuntu-MATE 16.x, 18.x**(possibly more, pls add to comments)Yes, those borders are a pain, bordering on –pun intended– masochism...1 create copy of a themeWell, ClearLooks...
View ArticleAnswer by Trevor for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
Right click on the title bar and select Resize from the popup menu.
View ArticleAnswer by Revan for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
OK, to maximize the window the keyboard shortcut is ctrl+super+ up(on the keyboard) to minimize it is ctrl+super+down. To resize it is alt+ F8
View ArticleAnswer by Zta for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
Alt+MiddleButton is the right way to resize windows; it's right are your hands, and you don't have to move the pointer to the window edges first.However, I still find that the scroll overlay often gets...
View ArticleAnswer by Cyphase for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
(This is from my answer to a duplicate question that was closed. )It depends on the theme used. You could change your theme, or edit the theme if you really wanted to, but an easier and more consistent...
View ArticleAnswer by belacqua for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
There is also a default keyboard short-cut in gnome -- Alt-F8 -- that is a 'resize window' function.
View ArticleAnswer by Ward Muylaert for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
It looks like this will be fixed in Natty.
View ArticleAnswer by mgunes for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
To modify Ambiance to have a wider margin, open /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml and increase the values of the following properties:<distance name="left_width"...
View ArticleAnswer by Jacob Peddicord for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
As others have mentioned, it depends on the theme. Try a few out. What I frequently do instead is hold down Alt and middle-click (right-click in some environments) and drag to resize, which works...
View ArticleAnswer by ændrük for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
The GNOME desktop environment is designed to give priority to usability and simplicity over customizability. Hence, the width of the window border is something that is not easily changeable. In all...
View ArticleAnswer by Isaiah for How do I increase the resize margin on windows?
The thickness of the window border is set by the theme you are using.So to make the window edges bigger try a different theme.
View ArticleHow do I increase the resize margin on windows?
It takes me about 5 tries to resize a window on my computer.Is there a way to increase the resize margin on the edge of windows?
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