Closed Bug 76171 Opened 24 years ago Closed 23 years ago

[classic] splitters need a minimum width/height for case when there is no grippy

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: Themes, defect)

x86
Linux
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

VERIFIED FIXED
mozilla0.9.6

People

(Reporter: ewv, Assigned: shliang)

References

Details

(Keywords: classic)

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(2 files)

The "list" and "image preview" parts of the Image tab of the Page Info dialog should be seperated not by a fixed seperator but by a movable one to accommodate large lists/small images or vice versa.
hm, this is wfm using 2001.04.12.08 as well as a debug build from 4/13.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Is there a "grabby" thing on your divider like there is on the sidebar? There is none on mine. I was just able to get mine to move, but I had to put the mouse over the single correct pixel to get the bi-directional arrow to move it. This is much more difficult to move than something like the panes in the 3-pane mail view.
no, there isn't an obvious grippy --however, if you mouseover the division btwn columns, the pointer should to a 2-headed arrow which indicates that you can resize that divider.
Ok, then I am seeing the "correct" behavior but I'd argue that the grippy ought to be there. Like I said, I have to be *extremely* careful and good with the mouse to get this to work. There is no way I could do this with the touchpad on my laptop. Maybe there is something that's especially difficult about this control under linux? Maybe we could re-open the bug and change the summary?
hi Eric: actually, it looks the same on win32 and mac. :( i think the problem is that resizeable columns don't have visually obvious grippies. this is also the case in the thread view of the mailnews 3pane window, as well as the bookmarks and history windows. blake/mpt, is there another bug [perhaps in UI design?] which addresses the appearance of column dividers wrt resizeability? my hunch is that this is already by design --since this is the way it is in communicator 4.x [eg, the mailnews window under linux]...
I'm not talking about the columns. Those are fine. This bug is about the two vertically stacked panes and how moving the divider is very difficult. For the record, I think the lack of a grippy on the columns is fine. No UI I've seen gives a visual indication they are resizable.
what skin are you using?
cause classic's separators suck, imho
I'm using classic. With modern, this seperator is active for several pixels as I move in 'y', so you are right it works much better. In classic, its only active for one pixel in y as far as I can tell. Is the issue that people think it doesn't make sense to use the same element used for the sidebar/browser content seperator since eliminating the image preview area makes no sense? I would tend to disagree with that. I don't recall encountering this particular type of seperator anywhere else.
It's a skin thing, not page info. We'll have to find out who to assign it to. I'm sure Sairuh knows, or has a list or something.
reopening and sending over to the themes folx.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Component: XP Apps: GUI Features → Themes
QA Contact: sairuh → pmac
Resolution: WORKSFORME → ---
Summary: Page info Image seperators not movable → Page info Image separators not movable [classic]
Keywords: classic
Really --> themes
Assignee: blakeross → hewitt
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Summary: Page info Image separators not movable [classic] → [classic] splitters need a minimum width/height for case when there is no grippy
Mass reassigning my theme bugs to Shuehan.
Assignee: hewitt → shliang
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
Attached patch patch to fix (deleted) — Splinter Review
Attachment #51547 - Flags: review+
r = andreww
sr=hewitt
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla0.9.6
Blocks: 105174
Attached patch doing this over (deleted) — Splinter Review
checked in
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago23 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
verified the patch.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Core → SeaMonkey
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