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Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 20:38:44 -0400
To: Anand Kumria <wildfire AT progsoc DOT org>, Cygwin List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin Setup application dialog size
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At 01:06 PM 10/5/2003, Anand Kumria you wrote:
>On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 12:50:59PM -0400, Larry Hall wrote:
>> At 12:15 PM 10/5/2003, Anand Kumria you wrote:
>> >[This is an email copy of a Usenet post to "gmane.os.cygwin"]
>> >
>> >On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 01:09:54 +1000, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Mikko Ohtamaa wrote:
>> >> 
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> Could Cygwin Setup window size enlarged? It's paint to scroll up'n'down
>> >>> and left right with that tiny dialog when selecting individual
>> >>> packages. It's not possible to resize the window manually.
>> >>>
>> >>> -Mikko Ohtamaa
>> >>> (not a subscriber)
>> >> 
>> >> <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg00099.html> might be of
>> >> interest.
>> >
>> >Well how about increasing the default size of the window then?
>> >
>> >I assume the size is specified, and enforced, somewhere?
>> 
>> 
>> If you're really interested in this subject, I suggest a thorough perusal
>> of the cygwin-apps and cygwin mail archives (the former has the most
>> pertinent content).  All this has been discussed, in detail, there.  If
>> there was a simple solution for this, it would be implemented already.
>> However, if you feel differently, feel free to make a change and submit
>> the patch for review.
>
>Well I just spent a few minutes searching for the code. I couldn't see
>it in CVS, (<URL: http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/?cvsroot=src>), feel free to send me a pointer and I might take a look.
>
>> 
>> The current size is the largest possible for low resolution screens.  
>
>800x600 is what most people, including Microsoft, regard as low
>resoultion nowadays. Are there such a substanial number of people running
>at 640x480 that we ought to cater to them by default? 


This is why I suggested reviewing the email archives.  All this has been
discussed.  I'd like to avoid revisiting the same arguments again in this
thread if at all possible.



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