[newbie] problem with Linuxconf 'Help' window height
For quite a number of the windows in Linuxconf, whenever I click 'Help' to get more information, the window that pops up is several times the height of the screen and there is no scrollbar present to scroll down the information. Maximizing the screen does no good and clicking the 'X' in the upper left hand corner and selecting 'size' does nothing either. Is there a setting somewhere where this window behaviour can be changed? -- cervixcouch [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Linuxconf 'Help' window height
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 16 Mar 2003 5:25 pm, cervixcouch wrote: For quite a number of the windows in Linuxconf, whenever I click 'Help' to get more information, the window that pops up is several times the height of the screen and there is no scrollbar present to scroll down the information. Maximizing the screen does no good and clicking the 'X' in the upper left hand corner and selecting 'size' does nothing either. Is there a setting somewhere where this window behaviour can be changed? -- cervixcouch [EMAIL PROTECTED] if a box is too big and you cant see all of it you can drag it around by holding down ALT then left-clicking on the box...you can now drag it about :D I have this problem all the time with my poor old 800x600 laptop. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+dLYJt3yCLmAxGjYRApkKAJ4mKpmCtcbgqBPe0qoWMx8N+JAtjQCdHru5 7fEk+xQCbsJBgpM5pPJ3lfo= =GWlv -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Linuxconf 'Help' window height
WOW COOL! I wasn't having such an issue with the linuxconf help window but when i'd start xchat it'd place the window half way off the top of the screen (so i couldn't grab the titlebar) making it (i thought) unusable unless i switched to iceWM which will let me place the window with my mouse when a program starts. (dunno if there was a way to make fluxbox do that... or KDE) Another one of those really spiffy tips that i wouldn't have known if i hadn't been here! Jerry. On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 17:36:09 + Simon Prosser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 16 Mar 2003 5:25 pm, cervixcouch wrote: For quite a number of the windows in Linuxconf, whenever I click 'Help' to get more information, the window that pops up is several times the height of the screen and there is no scrollbar present to scroll down the information. Maximizing the screen does no good and clicking the 'X' in the upper left hand corner and selecting 'size' does nothing either. Is there a setting somewhere where this window behaviour can be changed? -- cervixcouch [EMAIL PROTECTED] if a box is too big and you cant see all of it you can drag it around by holding down ALT then left-clicking on the box...you can now drag it about :D I have this problem all the time with my poor old 800x600 laptop. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+dLYJt3yCLmAxGjYRApkKAJ4mKpmCtcbgqBPe0qoWMx8N+JAtjQCdHru5 7fEk+xQCbsJBgpM5pPJ3lfo= =GWlv -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Registered Linux user # 300600 Registered Linux machine # 185855 at http://counter.li.org (o_ //\ V_/_ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Linuxconf 'Help' window height
On Sunday 16 March 2003 12:25 pm, cervixcouch wrote: For quite a number of the windows in Linuxconf, whenever I click 'Help' to get more information, the window that pops up is several times the height of the screen and there is no scrollbar present to scroll down the information. Maximizing the screen does no good and clicking the 'X' in the upper left hand corner and selecting 'size' does nothing either. Is there a setting somewhere where this window behaviour can be changed? Dont' know why, but I couldn't get them to resize either. You can hold down the ALT key and then drag with the mouse to see what you need to see. David -- ( ) ( ) ( 0 0 ) ---( )--- o Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question Registered Linux user #300497 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Linuxconf 'Help' window height
Right after I sent the email, I figured out that I could use the ALT key to click and drag the window. Figures. ;) Thanks for help regardless, everyone. The odd thing is that this window behaviour isn't consistent for all .help files. Some open up with a scroll bar and some don't. Does anyone know what program is responsible for producing these windows? Nothing in Control Center seems to affect it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] problem with Linuxconf 'Help' window height
On Sun, Mar 16, 2003 at 12:43:19PM -0500, David Williams wrote: On Sunday 16 March 2003 12:25 pm, cervixcouch wrote: For quite a number of the windows in Linuxconf, whenever I click 'Help' to get more information, the window that pops up is several times the height of the screen and there is no scrollbar present to scroll down the information. Maximizing the screen does no good and clicking the 'X' in the upper left hand corner and selecting 'size' does nothing either. Is there a setting somewhere where this window behaviour can be changed? Dont' know why, but I couldn't get them to resize either. You can hold down the ALT key and then drag with the mouse to see what you need to see. David Well, that's going to help a lot here. I'll finally be able to use Linuxconf. It does leave me to wonder why the boxes are so huge: a lot of them have a lot of really empty space. -- hendrik -- ( ) ( ) ( 0 0 ) ---( )--- o Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question Registered Linux user #300497 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
