From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020809 Description of problem: Using the keyboard shortcut "Resize a window" displays a four-way arrow cursor, but does not resize any windows. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.run /usr/bin/gnome-keybinding-properties 2. choose a shortcut for "Resize a window" 3. Close the program (saving) 4. try to resize a window Actual Results: Four-way arrow cursor appears, without allowing the window to be resized. Expected Results: Four-way cursor to appear, and resize the the ability to resize the window. Additional info:
You have to press the arrow keys. (Reopen the bug if that doesn't work.) I know it's a bit confusing, but if you think about it, the menu item would be pretty useless if it was to resize the window with the _mouse_. ;-) It's for resizing with the keyboard.
Ok, I didn't try using the error keys when I submitted the bug originally- but it works as you described. The reason I re-opened the bug is the "Move a window" shortcut works with the mouse AND/OR the arrow keys, while the "Resize a window" shortcut ONLY works with the arrow keys. Here's the bug: 1. Use the "Resize a window" shortcut on a window 2. Press arrow key "Down" then "Left" 3. Now you can use the mouse to resize the window Sorry- it's a bit picky, but I'm used to the way it worked in Gnome-1/Sawfish or KDE.
For me KDE just starts a horizontal-only resize when I choose size - sort of strange. Anyway I'll move the issue to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91459 and close on the Red Hat level, I mostly track metacity enhancements on gnome.org.