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I wonder what was the reasoning behind adding those spaces for everybody.
by cosarara97 9y ago
I wonder what was the reasoning behind adding those spaces for everybody.
- mythmon_ 9y agoSince on most platforms the tabs go all the way to top of the window now, there isn't room to grab the window to move it around. Those spaces act as extra drag targets.
- minedwiz 9y agoYou mean those spaces are on purpose?
- kuschku 9y agoCorrect, if you maximize the window, there’s otherwise no way to drag it back down without clicking on the maximize button. As many users rely on the functionality, they had to be added back. You can configure them in Customize → Drag Space (on/off)
- minedwiz 9y agoInteresting. Cool about the setting.
- manaskarekar 9y agoOn many linux distros, you can grab any window and move it around by: 'Alt + Left Click' anywhere on the window. Bonus: You can resize any window on these same distros by 'Alt + Right Click'. It will allow you to resize along the closest border(s).
- Sylos 9y agoNo idea if this is intenional or if it was just for the drag space / design, but what it also does, is that it moves the start of the URL more into the middle of the viewing area. And the start of the URL contains security-critical information (http/-s and domain name), so having that closer to your eyeballs is generally helpful, even if it means cutting some of the URL off at the end. Especially so for average users which is ultimately the user group that's mainly going to be using the default.