GUI configuration question

[ratcreature]

Is there a way in Ubuntu (still using Gnome, not that new Unity) to configure the window borders so that a larger area is sensitive to the resizing function? What I mean is that I find it very hard to grab the edge of a window with my touchpad. I move the mouse to the border, the cursor changes, and then want to click, but just wobble a little and am outside the sensitive area already. I often need many tries just to grab an edge. Can I configure that in some way? I don't see anything in the window configuration dialog (there it only asked whether moving is alt/super, and what a double click on the title will do).

Comments

[jewelfox]

I did some digging, and didn't find anything, although changing your theme might help.

On the plus side, using Alt + middle click anywhere in the window will let you resize it from there. I'm glad I just learned that. >.>;

[ratcreature]

That's interesting! I only knew about alt-left-click for moving from anywhere in the window. Unfortunately the middle click with my laptop's touchpad is more a "middle tap" in the corner, and it only has extra keys for left and right clicks, so I can't really hold a middle click. But it might come in handy with mice. I can also partly solve my issue if I resize in two steps, i.e. width first then length, because then I just need to grab a side and not hit and hold the corner exactly, which is harder.