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Bug 134543

Summary:	You can make the window docking easier by providing some additional visual hints
Product:	platform	Reporter:	Petr Dvorak <joshis>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	issues@platform <issues>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P2
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	Screenshot of a Visual Studio 2008 (express) - there is an undocked window and a visual guidance (I am trying to dock the window to the top on the screenshot)

Description Petr Dvorak 2008-05-05 18:26:58 UTC

Sometimes when I undock a window, I have a difficulty to dock it to the exact place I need. I frequently make a mistake
- when I (for example) try to place a window to some tab group (like the default group "Projects-Files-Services"), it is
placed as another tab group instead of aanother tab. The areas where I need to drop the window are sometimes too small.

It would be really nice if there was some visual guidance for the window docking. I am attaching you a screenshot
capturing how the MS Visual Studio handles a docking - I think it could be a good inspiration.

Comment 1 Petr Dvorak 2008-05-05 18:28:27 UTC

Created attachment 61056 [details]
Screenshot of a Visual Studio 2008 (express) - there is an undocked window and a visual guidance (I am trying to dock the window to the top on the screenshot)

Comment 2 Petr Dvorak 2008-05-05 18:32:05 UTC

Just a small note: the mouse cursor is on the top of the screenshot, right above the "docking guidance icon" in the top
(it is not captured in the screenshot - I forgot about this).