On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Andre Fischer <awf....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > I would like to propose another small enhancement: a change of the default > size of application windows on Linux. In some cases--Writer, start center, > Math, Base--the application window is almost square by default (for Calc, > Impress and Draw it is fullscreen). This does not work well with the new > sidebar, which was designed with widescreen displays in mind. > > I would like to change that to what is used on Mac, use 80% of width and > height of the screen, on which the application starts.For screen widths of > 1024 and below I would still use the current values (therefore you will see > no differences in the 1024x768 and 800x600 screen shots.) As this sizing > scheme is already in use on the Mac platform it is tried and accepted (at > least I know of no complaints). The default fullscreen mode for Calc, > Impress and Draw would not be changed. > > Here are some comparisons for the current state (left side) and the > proposed sizes (right side). To speed up download I have provided smaller > versions (25% and 50%) along with the original sizes: > > 800x 600 25% [1], 50% [2], 100% [3] > 1024x 768 25% [4], 50% [5], 100% [6] > 1280x1024 25% [7], 50% [8], 100% [9] > 1680x1050 25% [10], 50% [11], 100% [12] > 1920x1200 25% [13], 50% [14], 100% [15] > > The change is rather small and restricted to Linux (the GTK module) and > should have low risk of introducing regressions. > > Best regards, > Andre > > > > [1] > http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-800-600-h-**25.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-800-600-h-25.png> > [2] > http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-800-600-h-**50.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-800-600-h-50.png> > [3] > http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-800-600-h-**100.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-800-600-h-100.png> > [4] > http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1024-768-**h-25.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1024-768-h-25.png> > [5] > http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1024-768-**h-50.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1024-768-h-50.png> > [6] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1024-768-** > h-100.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1024-768-h-100.png> > [7] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1280-1024-** > h-25.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1280-1024-h-25.png> > [8] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1280-1024-** > h-50.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1280-1024-h-50.png> > [9] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1280-1024-** > h-100.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1280-1024-h-100.png> > [10] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1680-1050-** > h-25.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1680-1050-h-25.png> > [11] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1680-1050-** > h-50.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1680-1050-h-50.png> > [12] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1680-1050-** > h-100.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1680-1050-h-100.png> > [13] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1920-1200-** > 25-h.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1920-1200-25-h.png> > [14] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1920-1200-** > 50-h.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1920-1200-50-h.png> > [15] http://people.apache.org/~af/**images/scale/writer-1920-1200-** > h-100.png<http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1920-1200-h-100.png> > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > dev-unsubscribe@openoffice.**apache.org<dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > +1, seems fine -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
