Hi! I'm using XFCE4.8.1 on Debian Sid. Say I want to widen or narrow a window by left-clicking and dragging on a vertical side border of a window. The valid area I need to hit with the mouse click is so thin that this is very difficult. Now, I usually do Alt - Right click to adjust window size. However, if it is supposed to be possible to widen or narrow a window by left-clicking on a side borders, I think the valid area needs to wider. It seems like it is just one pixel or something now. I've tried all the window manager themes that came along in Debian, but none of them seem to influence the problem.
The border width is purely a theme issue, you just need to use another theme which suits your need better. Debian may not package all themes, but that's a Debian issue more than a problem with xfwm4. You may also check a site such as www.xfce-look.org for more themes.
I don't understand why this should be a theme issue. Using Gnome, the resizing area, which goes beyond the window border, is theme independent. It would be very great if this behaviour could be implemented in Xfce. The current situation is somewhat awkward, as there is a window resizing functionality, but it isn't very useful.
(In reply to bakskyene from comment #2) > I don't understand why this should be a theme issue. Using Gnome, the > resizing area, which goes beyond the window border, is theme independent. It > would be very great if this behaviour could be implemented in Xfce. > > The current situation is somewhat awkward, as there is a window resizing > functionality, but it isn't very useful. GNOME uses the shadows as resizing areas as well, they can do that because they have the compositor enabled all the time whereas in Xfce the compositor is optional, so we can't really have such a feature relying on something we don't enforce.
(In reply to Olivier Fourdan from comment #3) > GNOME uses the shadows as resizing areas as well, they can do that because > they have the compositor enabled all the time whereas in Xfce the compositor > is optional, so we can't really have such a feature relying on something we > don't enforce. Thank you for your quick reply and your explanation! Wouldn't it be possible to increase the resizing area anyway (no matter if the compositor is enabled or not)?