OT: mouse pointer hot zone

[Dave Labrecque]

Sorry to bug you guys (and gal) with this, but I can't find anything online anywhere.

A frustration I have with working at hight resolutions with narrow window border settings and a "fast" mouse pointer is that the hot zone for grabbing stuff like window borders is very, very narrow, making it difficult to grab them.

It appears from what I've read that the mouse pointer hot zone, specifically, is "hard-wired" to a single pixel, and any such "hot zone expansion" ergonomic considerations are up to the application developers to put into their interface.

Does anyone know of any ways for the user to improve (expand) effective mouse-over hot zones at all?

[AudioAstronomer]

One thing you can do is to either use mouse acceleration, or use a mouse that has built-in DPI adjustment (such as a switch to a lower DPI). I use http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Se.../dp/B005L38QLQ which gives me a button on the mouse to drop to a lower DPI instantly. Easy to grab small precise things when needed, then quickly go back to your normal settings.

That solves the issue from the other end.

You could also use a window manager program like http://mizage.com/divvy/ which allows you to manage your windows in a much more intuitive and precise manner. (I highly recommend Moom for this if you have a mac as well). If you already use autohotkey, you can use something like http://jgpaiva.dcmembers.com/gridmove.html

I don't think I could go back to computing without divvy or moom. I'm so used to DWM on linux and unix environments that vanilla windows makes me sick to my stomach.

[Dave Labrecque]

One thing you can do is to either use mouse acceleration, or use a mouse that has built-in DPI adjustment (such as a switch to a lower DPI). I use http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Se.../dp/B005L38QLQ which gives me a button on the mouse to drop to a lower DPI instantly. Easy to grab small precise things when needed, then quickly go back to your normal settings.

That solves the issue from the other end.

You could also use a window manager program like http://mizage.com/divvy/ which allows you to manage your windows in a much more intuitive and precise manner. (I highly recommend Moom for this if you have a mac as well). If you already use autohotkey, you can use something like http://jgpaiva.dcmembers.com/gridmove.html

I don't think I could go back to computing without divvy or moom. I'm so used to DWM on linux and unix environments that vanilla windows makes me sick to my stomach.

Thanks for all the ideas, Robert. Already have the mouse set to the lowest DPI. I'll see about the other stuff. Windows 10 has some handy window arranging features built in along the lines of the grid programs you cite. Not to their extent of their capabilities, of course.