Disable window resize dimension overlay
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Description
When resizing a window with the mouse, the window border dimensions (width/height) are displayed as an overlay/tooltip. This can be distracting during normal operation and obscures the window content.
Could an option be added to Muffin (Cinnamon's WM) to disable this display, or make it a configurable setting?
This behavior is typical for WMs that use WM_NORMAL_HINTS to show the current size in terms of character grid/cells, but it is not desirable for all users.
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Research direction
Start by tracing Muffin's mouse-resize behavior and the overlay or tooltip that displays window dimensions, then review how configuration options are exposed. The work is done when users can disable or configure this display without affecting normal window resizing; no specific files or tests are named in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100