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Re: A real simple one
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Date: 
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:44:14 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > When I right mouse click in toolbar I can choose move or size. Doing so
> > gives me the + cursor but to no effect.
> 
> Might not work in this case, but this has worked for me before in similar
> cases:  Alt-Tab to the app so it gets focus; then use Alt-Space-S to resize
> and hold down the Right Arrow key for a second, then the Down Arrow key for
> a second, then hit Enter; then use Alt-Space-M and motor around with all four
> arrow keys, as needed, bring the app back.

Worked! Thanks. Thanks also for not ranting about how MS was braindead
in how they did resize... I think under X you can just go in and modify
properties directly to get size and position to change.

> Failing that, see if Spy can send
> a WM_MOVE with coordinates 0,0 to it.

Good thing the first thing worked as I dunno if I have Spy or not.

> --Todd

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(...) Keyboard support for almost everything (a highly fortuitous legacy feature left over from Windows 1.0 before mouses) is one of the very few things I *love* about Windows. Alt- to get to any app's menu bar (whether it uses &-underlining in the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) Might not work in this case, but this has worked for me before in similar cases: Alt-Tab to the app so it gets focus; then use Alt-Space-S to resize and hold down the Right Arrow key for a second, then the Down Arrow key for a second, then hit (...) (27 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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