Re: [LegacyUG] Window size
This is a big help, thank you. From: Pat Hickin Sent: March 22, 2016 7:38 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Window size Microsoft in all their wisdom. created "Snap Assist" to auto arrange our windows Try adjusting your Windows from auto snapping your windows. If you don't like this just redo these steps. Windows 10 To disable Snap Assist (Windows 10) launch the Settings app from your Start Menu. From the Settings window, click System. Find & click Multitasking in the column on the left. Under the “Snap” category on the right set choices to Off. This will disable Snap Assist in Windows 10. Windows 7 - to stop window snapping Open up your Control Panel, and then go to the Ease of Access center. From there, click on “Make the mouse easier to use”… And then remove the checkbox for “Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen”, and then click the Apply button to actually save the setting From HowToGeek.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Re: [LegacyUG] Window size
Ana, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.-- I despise the Snap bit!!! Pat On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Ana wrote: > Microsoft in all their wisdom. created "Snap Assist" to auto arrange our > windows > > Try adjusting your Windows from auto snapping your windows. If you don't > like this just redo these steps. > > Windows 10 > To disable Snap Assist (Windows 10) launch the Settings app from your > Start Menu. From the Settings window, click System. Find & click > Multitasking in the column on the left. Under the “Snap” category on the > right set choices to Off. This will disable Snap Assist in Windows 10. > > > Windows 7 - to stop window snapping > Open up your Control Panel, and then go to the Ease of Access center. From > there, click on “Make the mouse easier to use”… And then remove the > checkbox for “Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved > to the edge of the screen”, and then click the Apply button to actually > save the setting > > From HowToGeek.com > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Pat Hickin wrote: > >> Since having Windows 10 problems and establishing a new user, I am having >> a problem with viewing Legacy 8 (deluxe edition) in that it takes up almost >> the entire screen. >> >> When I attempt to reduce the size by dragging a side, it simply bounces >> back to the previous large size -- I can find no help in the help index or >> in Options>Customize. >> >> What do I need to do? Thanks, >> >> Pat >> >> -- >> ___ >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> >> > > -- > ___ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Re: [LegacyUG] Window size
Microsoft in all their wisdom. created "Snap Assist" to auto arrange our windows Try adjusting your Windows from auto snapping your windows. If you don't like this just redo these steps. Windows 10 To disable Snap Assist (Windows 10) launch the Settings app from your Start Menu. From the Settings window, click System. Find & click Multitasking in the column on the left. Under the “Snap” category on the right set choices to Off. This will disable Snap Assist in Windows 10. Windows 7 - to stop window snapping Open up your Control Panel, and then go to the Ease of Access center. From there, click on “Make the mouse easier to use”… And then remove the checkbox for “Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen”, and then click the Apply button to actually save the setting >From HowToGeek.com On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Pat Hickin wrote: > Since having Windows 10 problems and establishing a new user, I am having > a problem with viewing Legacy 8 (deluxe edition) in that it takes up almost > the entire screen. > > When I attempt to reduce the size by dragging a side, it simply bounces > back to the previous large size -- I can find no help in the help index or > in Options>Customize. > > What do I need to do? Thanks, > > Pat > > -- > ___ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Re: [LegacyUG] Window size
If you can't resize your Legacy window, check the window options next to About on the ribbon. If your database isn't fullsize in the Legacy window (as it isn't when you use SplitScreen) when you try to resize the window, it bounces or can't be changed. Note also, if the text is a bit fuzzy in Windows 10 for Legacy or other programs (and I think this is only a problem on laptops with high resolution screens) right click on the Legacy program icon and choose Properties. Then on the Compatibility tab check Disable display scaling on high DPI settings. I've had to do this for a number of programs and suddenly everything is crystal clear again. Cathy gerald wrote: I am using Win10 as well. Legacy opened to full screen (the way I usually use it), but I can reduce to a mid-size window with no problem. i can also resize by adjusting a side or top, or the corner, and not have any difficulty at all. It stays where I put it. When I re-open Legacy, it is in the size I last left it. I haven't played with any settings -- this is just how it seems to work, for me. I don't know what else to tell you. *Sent:* Monday, March 21, 2016 at 12:39 PM *From:* "Eliz Hanebury" *To:* "Legacy User Group" *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Window size The snapping to full window is a feature of Windows 10 isn't it? My Legacy politely makes its self smaller when I request - which i rarely do G<> Try using the box at the corner of the window that makes it smaller and once you have it smaller you might play with the size without Windows 10 snapping it larger. Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Pat Hickin wrote: > Since having Windows 10 problems and establishing a new user, I am having a > problem with viewing Legacy 8 (deluxe edition) in that it takes up almost > the entire screen. > > When I attempt to reduce the size by dragging a side, it simply bounces back > to the previous large size -- I can find no help in the help index or in > Options>Customize. > > What do I need to do? Thanks, > > Pat > > -- > ___ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Re: [LegacyUG] Window size
The snapping to full window is a feature of Windows 10 isn't it? My Legacy politely makes its self smaller when I request - which i rarely do G<> Try using the box at the corner of the window that makes it smaller and once you have it smaller you might play with the size without Windows 10 snapping it larger. Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Pat Hickin wrote: > Since having Windows 10 problems and establishing a new user, I am having a > problem with viewing Legacy 8 (deluxe edition) in that it takes up almost > the entire screen. > > When I attempt to reduce the size by dragging a side, it simply bounces back > to the previous large size -- I can find no help in the help index or in > Options>Customize. > > What do I need to do? Thanks, > > Pat > > -- > ___ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Re: [LegacyUG] Window size
Hi Pat, I have the same problem and basically, I just keep at it until it cooperates. Moving the downsized window to the left a bit seems to help. I think part of the problem is that some features do not compress very well. The index is one of them. The size of the columns and the amount of data in each one can make a difference too. Martha In La Cañada de los Osos-- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
[LegacyUG] Window size
Since having Windows 10 problems and establishing a new user, I am having a problem with viewing Legacy 8 (deluxe edition) in that it takes up almost the entire screen. When I attempt to reduce the size by dragging a side, it simply bounces back to the previous large size -- I can find no help in the help index or in Options>Customize. What do I need to do? Thanks, Pat -- ___ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
Re: [LegacyUG] Window Size
Wow! Thanks! All these years Legacy has come up and a small window and had to be resized. I never knew it was something that could be fixed. Kirstin On 3/9/2015 2:59 PM, Sherry/Support wrote: > With Legacy closed, navigate to the Documents\Legacy Family > Tree\_AppData\Usr folder and delete the Legacy2.usr file. > > The file will be recreated when you go back into Legacy. > > That should resolve the issue. If you continue to have problems, > please send in a Problem Report from, either from the Support section > on the Legacy Home tab or our website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help > Center. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot > wrote: >> This is mostly an irritating matter but it involves the main Legacy window >> remembering the last window size when the program is re-opened. It may not >> appear to most users who routinely view the Legacy program in a maximized >> window but in my case, with a very large monitor, I use Legacy on the left >> half of the screen while on the right half, I have a browser open with >> multiple tabs to various online research sites. Thus my Legacy program is >> almost always at a half-screen size. Only recently (in the past two weeks) >> have I noticed that if I exit Legacy, and then later re-open it, Legacy >> opens to a very small default window size (probably less than ¼ screen). >> I’m >> not sure if that was something that happened only since the last update >> because prior to that, I tended to have the same window open on the computer >> 24/7. Recent suggestions by Legacy support have indicated that could be a >> bad practice because of automatic Windows updates that could happen late at >> night. >> >> >> >> I can’t find any option within Legacy to “remember last window size†>> (maybe >> I’ve overlooked it) but I know that most Windows programs tend to always >> reopen their window to the last used size. Legacy seems to be an exception >> to this programmer’s rule of etiquette. Can anyone else confirm this >> behavior or is it just some strange setting in my Legacy or Windows setup >> that I need to discover and reset. Try re-sizing Legacy to half a screen >> size, then exit the program. Re-open the program and see if it reopens to >> the same exact half-size or something else. >> >> >> >> Brian in CA > > > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Window Size
Thanks, Sherry. You'd think that after all these years I would have remembered that those settings were written to a Legacy USR file. Of course now, in looking at the data in any of the USR files, it is merely a long list of values. I sure miss the old days when programs used .INI files. At least a user could make sense of those because they usually carried the name of the parameter followed by its value. Sigh. Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 11:59 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Window Size With Legacy closed, navigate to the Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr folder and delete the Legacy2.usr file. The file will be recreated when you go back into Legacy. That should resolve the issue. If you continue to have problems, please send in a Problem Report from, either from the Support section on the Legacy Home tab or our website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help Center. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > This is mostly an irritating matter but it involves the main Legacy > window remembering the last window size when the program is re-opened. > It may not appear to most users who routinely view the Legacy program > in a maximized window but in my case, with a very large monitor, I use > Legacy on the left half of the screen while on the right half, I have > a browser open with multiple tabs to various online research sites. > Thus my Legacy program is almost always at a half-screen size. Only > recently (in the past two weeks) have I noticed that if I exit Legacy, > and then later re-open it, Legacy opens to a very small default window > size (probably less than ¼ screen). I’m not sure if that was something > that happened only since the last update because prior to that, I > tended to have the same window open on the computer 24/7. Recent > suggestions by Legacy support have indicated that could be a bad > practice because of automatic Windows updates that could happen late at night. > > > > I can’t find any option within Legacy to “remember last window size” > (maybe I’ve overlooked it) but I know that most Windows programs tend > to always reopen their window to the last used size. Legacy seems to > be an exception to this programmer’s rule of etiquette. Can anyone > else confirm this behavior or is it just some strange setting in my > Legacy or Windows setup that I need to discover and reset. Try > re-sizing Legacy to half a screen size, then exit the program. Re-open > the program and see if it reopens to the same exact half-size or something > else. > > > > Brian in CA 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Window Size
Brian, Manually resized the Legacy window to about ½ of the monitor screen. My window size remains the same size, following a close and reopen. The only place I can find where a setting might dictate the Legacy screen size was where you can set Legacy to display two open files side by side, not something that would likely apply to your situation. Windows 7 pro Legacy beta build 8.0.0.473 From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Subject: [LegacyUG] Window Size This is mostly an irritating matter but it involves the main Legacy window remembering the last window size when the program is re-opened. It may not appear to most users who routinely view the Legacy program in a maximized window but in my case, with a very large monitor, I use Legacy on the left half of the screen while on the right half, I have a browser open with multiple tabs to various online research sites. Thus my Legacy program is almost always at a half-screen size. Only recently (in the past two weeks) have I noticed that if I exit Legacy, and then later re-open it, Legacy opens to a very small default window size (probably less than ¼ screen). I’m not sure if that was something that happened only since the last update because prior to that, I tended to have the same window open on the computer 24/7. Recent suggestions by Legacy support have indicated that could be a bad practice because of automatic Windows updates that could happen late at night. I can’t find any option within Legacy to “remember last window size” (maybe I’ve overlooked it) but I know that most Windows programs tend to always reopen their window to the last used size. Legacy seems to be an exception to this programmer’s rule of etiquette. Can anyone else confirm this behavior or is it just some strange setting in my Legacy or Windows setup that I need to discover and reset. Try re-sizing Legacy to half a screen size, then exit the program. Re-open the program and see if it reopens to the same exact half-size or something else. Brian in CA 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Window Size
With Legacy closed, navigate to the Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr folder and delete the Legacy2.usr file. The file will be recreated when you go back into Legacy. That should resolve the issue. If you continue to have problems, please send in a Problem Report from, either from the Support section on the Legacy Home tab or our website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help Center. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > This is mostly an irritating matter but it involves the main Legacy window > remembering the last window size when the program is re-opened. It may not > appear to most users who routinely view the Legacy program in a maximized > window but in my case, with a very large monitor, I use Legacy on the left > half of the screen while on the right half, I have a browser open with > multiple tabs to various online research sites. Thus my Legacy program is > almost always at a half-screen size. Only recently (in the past two weeks) > have I noticed that if I exit Legacy, and then later re-open it, Legacy > opens to a very small default window size (probably less than ¼ screen). I’m > not sure if that was something that happened only since the last update > because prior to that, I tended to have the same window open on the computer > 24/7. Recent suggestions by Legacy support have indicated that could be a > bad practice because of automatic Windows updates that could happen late at > night. > > > > I can’t find any option within Legacy to “remember last window size” (maybe > I’ve overlooked it) but I know that most Windows programs tend to always > reopen their window to the last used size. Legacy seems to be an exception > to this programmer’s rule of etiquette. Can anyone else confirm this > behavior or is it just some strange setting in my Legacy or Windows setup > that I need to discover and reset. Try re-sizing Legacy to half a screen > size, then exit the program. Re-open the program and see if it reopens to > the same exact half-size or something else. > > > > Brian in CA 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Window Size
This is mostly an irritating matter but it involves the main Legacy window remembering the last window size when the program is re-opened. It may not appear to most users who routinely view the Legacy program in a maximized window but in my case, with a very large monitor, I use Legacy on the left half of the screen while on the right half, I have a browser open with multiple tabs to various online research sites. Thus my Legacy program is almost always at a half-screen size. Only recently (in the past two weeks) have I noticed that if I exit Legacy, and then later re-open it, Legacy opens to a very small default window size (probably less than ¼ screen). Im not sure if that was something that happened only since the last update because prior to that, I tended to have the same window open on the computer 24/7. Recent suggestions by Legacy support have indicated that could be a bad practice because of automatic Windows updates that could happen late at night. I cant find any option within Legacy to remember last window size (maybe Ive overlooked it) but I know that most Windows programs tend to always reopen their window to the last used size. Legacy seems to be an exception to this programmers rule of etiquette. Can anyone else confirm this behavior or is it just some strange setting in my Legacy or Windows setup that I need to discover and reset. Try re-sizing Legacy to half a screen size, then exit the program. Re-open the program and see if it reopens to the same exact half-size or something else. Brian in CA 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp