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Bug 134543 - You can make the window docking easier by providing some additional visual hints
Summary: You can make the window docking easier by providing some additional visual hints
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker with 2 votes (vote)
Assignee: issues@platform
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Reported: 2008-05-05 18:26 UTC by Petr Dvorak
Modified: 2010-08-11 13:32 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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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) (120.26 KB, image/png)
2008-05-05 18:28 UTC, Petr Dvorak
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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).