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Win32 GUI woes
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Mon, 14 Jun 1999 18:24:52 GMT
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jsproat@NOMORESPAMgeocities.com
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Hey all,
I'm wondering if anyone knows any cure for the following teeth-gnashing
features that Win NT 4.0 has:
1 - You open a new window, launch an app, etc. and it takes up an ungodly
amount of real estate on the screen. Like 80% of the pixels on-screen. The
problem gets bigger as your pixel count does. It's really annoying when I
open a folder with, say, five icons, but I'm left staring at a window full
of dead space. (1)
2 - I have an Explorer window (list view, no tree pane) that I want to come
up at the same size and position every time I start it from its shortcut.
Sometimes it does, but sometimes (seemingly after a reboot) it comes up in a
fashion described by item #1.
Are there any registry settings I can take advantage of? Are there any
3rd-party apps that will take care of these for me? I am not willing to
accept suggestions that Win98 and / or IE4.0 desktop can solve these for me
-- I prefer to use an OS that doesn't crash daily.
Oh yeah, one other thing. Does anyone recommend a good toolbar / launchbar
app? I've been using Stiletto, but its evaluation period has expired and
I'm not sure I like it all that much.
Cheers,
- jsproat
1. One really cool feature X-Windows managers tend to have is the geometry
handler, where you can explicitly specify screen coordinates on the
command-line when you launch an app. Sadly, this is another Unixism which
was studiously ignored in Redmond.
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
Darth Maul Lives
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Win32 GUI woes
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| (...) No, but I know that it can be cured :) My NT4sp4 runs at 1200x1000 ONO both at work and home, and NT Explorer pops up as a tiny wee box, exactly as specified. Perhaps try running one only copy, make it the right size, close it. Open another (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Win32 GUI woes
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| (...) I've found in the Win NT FAQ (1) that pressing the CTRL key while closing the window will save that window's settings. I wonder if this feature also exists in Win95/98...? Cheers, - jsproat 1. (URL) Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com> (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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