It seems that the code, to calculate the pop-up box size, is fixed on the initialization of the Legacy application. But... The programmers still need to add the code to recalculate the popup size on resizing of the legacy application window.
What follows is a write up that I did for Millennia on this issue. [Note: If you do these steps on the Pedigree tab, the popup row recalculation is preformed on resize of the application window.] =======CUT ==== <deletia..> There seems to be some evidence that the popup issue is more pronounced on the larger (higher resolution screens) My screen runs at a resolution of 1920x1200. Since the trend will be towards screens with higher pixel counts, this problem will just get more notice. You might be able to experience the issue but in reverse. Try this - Open Legacy and size the application window to one-half the height of the screen Size - Click on the pedigree tab; then the Family tab - (Presuming that popups are enabled) Hover on an entry and when the popup appears make a note of the overall height of popup and the harmonious size of the font used to fill each row. The height of the text in the popup is likely to match the height of the text in the field you are hovering over. - Grab a top or bottom edge of the Legacy Application window and REDUCE the height of the overall application to one-quarter or one-fifth of the screen size. (It may be that the text in legacy window becomes unreadable… which is okay for this demonstration.) - Again, Hover on an entry and when the popup appears make a note of the overall height of popup. On my system, the height of the popup is not recalculated on screen resize. The height of the text in the popup is likely to match the height of the text in the field you are hovering over, but because the popup has not been resized, the text may appear to have ample space above and below each line. On my system, it looks like the text is separated by three to four blank lines in the popup. If you have made the window short enough…. The popup may extend into the footer of the application window and you will not be able to see the “Death” and “Marriage” lines of the popup. - Click on Pedigree Tab; then on the Family Tab - On my system, this causes the popup height to be recalculated. The popup now comfortably holds the five lines of information and looks double spaced. - Now, Grab a top or bottom edge of the Legacy Application window and INCREASE the height of the overall application to nine-tenths of the screen size. (It may be that the text in legacy window becomes wrapped… which is okay for this demonstration.) - WITHOUT clicking on the Pedigree Tab, hover over an item and make a note the text on the popup. -----Original Message----- From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:45 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] squished pop up boxes I can confirm that the "squished pop-up box" problem seems to have been fixed... Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
