On Sat, 23 Feb 2008, Peter Clifton wrote: >(Deliberately on geda-user list to solicit a wider opinion on this) > >Hi, > >I'm just linking an Ubuntu bug report here in case it is of interest: > >https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcb/+bug/111405 > >PCB struggles on a small screen (1024x768 is still relatively common), >and the OP wonders if we should be shipping with the default layout >being a more compact one.
I often use even smaller desktops :) >Its a difficult question to answer though, as the layout is such a >matter of personal preference. I don't think there is any obviously >correct way to figure out a default at run-time either. > >We "could" query the size of the screen, and make the default layout >options respond to that, however I'm not immediately convinced this is a >good idea. Should be done install time or first run. It would be annoying if the user set up something, then quit and restart and pcb says "hah, I know it better what you need" and decide instead of loading the previous user settings. If an ultimate default is needed, I vote for the compact layout, because having it on large screen hurts less than having the non-compact layout on the small screen. Igor2 _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user