Window resizing no longer works in Linux

• I am on the latest Cerebro.app version

• I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate

• OS version and name: Linux Mint 17.3

• Cerebro.app version: 0.2.8 (see below)

• Relevant information from devtools: N/A

Issue

I know this is related to issue #151, but I believe it is a separate problem.

I just upgraded to v0.2.8 (even though the version command in Cerebro prints 0.2.7) in Linux using the .deb download, and window resizing stopped working immediately after upgrading. I believe that the version I had before was 0.2.7 since it wasn’t that long ago that I updated, but I can’t be sure since I deleted the previous .deb long ago.

The observed behavior is that when I place my mouse over the corner or side edges, the cursor changes to indicate it is within the “resize zone”, but when I click and drag nothing happens. I’m not drunk and I don’t have any medical conditions that make my hands shake, so I’m pretty sure it’s not something I’m doing wrong.

I have tried restarting Cerebro as well as re-downloading the .deb and reinstalling Cerebro, but I still get the same results. I’ve confirmed that I can still resize the windows of other programs, so I don’t think it’s an OS issue.

[maximbaz]

I don’t think having an option for window type is a good idea, we wouldn’t expect regular users of this app to know what window type even is. If you agree that Cerebro is a floating window by its nature, we should keep it floating.

I’d rather focus on Gnome’s handling of floating windows, (1) to check that it in fact prevents any other floating window to be resized, and (2) what does Gnome community suggest for resizing floating windows (it is either a bug, or there is an explanation on why it is what it is).

[mccompunerd]

I know this is an old issue, but I’m still seeing the exact same thing on Linux Mint 20.3 on Cinnamon 5.2.7 Cerebro.app version: 0.5.0 appimage and installed from .deb.