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. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/