Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Zanqeutil wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty schreef:
>> Zanqeutil wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>> I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the
>>> sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark
>>> window flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.
>>
>> You don't "click" the window borders, you "hover" the cursor and it
>> will change to a border-dragging symbol. *Then* click (once) and drag
>> the window to an appropriate width or height. Also, hovering a corner
>> will change to a diagonal arrow for click/drag.
>>
>>> I can move the window left/right/up/down when I click/grab the top bar
>>> with the red X but nothing else.
>>
>> That's what you should expect if you click in the window title bar. To
>> resize it, you need to hover an actual border of the window. This is
>> all standard GUI stuff from way back to Windows 2.0, and earlier in
>> other graphical operating systems.

[I should have said Windows 1.0 -- I had a copy of that as well as 
Windows 2.0 and Windows 286.]

> Standard GUI stuff since Windows 2.0 and earlier, You mean DOS 1.0 ?

No, I said an operating system with a GUI interface. DOS was not, 
although there were graphical programs. Microsoft was not first.



> Yes, very nice explanation, it should work like this, but it did not
> because the localstore.rdf file in some way was corrupted as Hartmut
> Figge explained to me. I followed his advise and all is well now.
> 
> Question for you:
> 
> Do a Ctrl-D, the file Bookmark Window pops up, can you hover the borders
> to enlarge or decrease the window as you can in the Bookmark manager ? I
> have the standard smaller file bookmark manager window back but in SM
> 2.7.2 still no way to hover the borders, no arrow cursor symbols and not
> in SM 2.7.2 portable.
> 
> You can't even do this in Firefox 1.0.0.2, try it, I can't, at least not
> on my system.

Hopefully, you meant 10.0.2 (1.0.n would be quite old).

> I have an older Portable SM 2.0.1.4 on an USB stick, there I can do
> this. There I see the double arrow cursor symbols in the File Bookmark
> window. Here I can make this window smaller/bigger.

I still have SM 2.4.1, although just now I've gotten notice that 2.7.2 is 
now available in my Linux repository. I'll probably upgrade later this 
weekend.

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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Philip Chee]

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:02:05 +1100, Daniel wrote:
> Zanqeutil wrote:

>> Standard GUI stuff since Windows 2.0 and earlier, You mean DOS 1.0 ?
>>
>> Yes, very nice explanation, it should work like this, but it did not
>> because the localstore.rdf file in some way was corrupted as Hartmut
>> Figge explained to me. I followed his advise and all is well now.
>>
>> Question for you:
>>
>> Do a Ctrl-D, the file Bookmark Window pops up, can you hover the borders
>> to enlarge or decrease the window as you can in the Bookmark manager ?
> 
> Yes, I could do this..mind you, the first time I tried it, I 
> switched to my Browser and pressed Ctrl-D and nothing happened, but then 
> I went back to my email screen re-clicked on the browser tab, clicked 
> somewhere in the Browser screen and then did Ctrl-D and up popped the 
> Bookmarks Manager screen!

Daniel, it all depends on the Window Manager. You're on Linux, He's on
Windows. Some Linux Window managers ignore application requests for a no
resize window.

Phil

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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Daniel]

Zanqeutil wrote:

Beauregard T. Shagnasty schreef:

Zanqeutil wrote:


Daniel schreef:

Zanqeutil wrote:

Is there a way/ prefs setting to get the smaller normal Window back ?

Normal Window
http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1qkk9.jpg

Wide Window
http://i41.tinypic.com/hwejxg.jpg


Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and
reduce the width of the window.

Works for me!


I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the
sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark window
flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.


You don't "click" the window borders, you "hover" the cursor and it will
change to a border-dragging symbol. *Then* click (once) and drag the
window to an appropriate width or height. Also, hovering a corner will
change to a diagonal arrow for click/drag.


I can move the window left/right/up/down when I click/grab the top bar
with the red X but nothing else.


That's what you should expect if you click in the window title bar. To
resize it, you need to hover an actual border of the window. This is all
standard GUI stuff from way back to Windows 2.0, and earlier in other
graphical operating systems.



Standard GUI stuff since Windows 2.0 and earlier, You mean DOS 1.0 ?

Yes, very nice explanation, it should work like this, but it did not
because the localstore.rdf file in some way was corrupted as Hartmut
Figge explained to me. I followed his advise and all is well now.

Question for you:

Do a Ctrl-D, the file Bookmark Window pops up, can you hover the borders
to enlarge or decrease the window as you can in the Bookmark manager ?


Yes, I could do this..mind you, the first time I tried it, I 
switched to my Browser and pressed Ctrl-D and nothing happened, but then 
I went back to my email screen re-clicked on the browser tab, clicked 
somewhere in the Browser screen and then did Ctrl-D and up popped the 
Bookmarks Manager screen!


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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Zanqeutil]

Beauregard T. Shagnasty schreef:

Zanqeutil wrote:


Daniel schreef:

Zanqeutil wrote:

Is there a way/ prefs setting to get the smaller normal Window back ?

Normal Window
http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1qkk9.jpg

Wide Window
http://i41.tinypic.com/hwejxg.jpg


Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and
reduce the width of the window.

Works for me!


I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the
sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark window
flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.


You don't "click" the window borders, you "hover" the cursor and it will
change to a border-dragging symbol. *Then* click (once) and drag the
window to an appropriate width or height. Also, hovering a corner will
change to a diagonal arrow for click/drag.


I can move the window left/right/up/down when I click/grab the top bar
with the red X but nothing else.


That's what you should expect if you click in the window title bar. To
resize it, you need to hover an actual border of the window. This is all
standard GUI stuff from way back to Windows 2.0, and earlier in other
graphical operating systems.



Standard GUI stuff since Windows 2.0 and earlier, You mean DOS 1.0 ?

Yes, very nice explanation, it should work like this, but it did not 
because the localstore.rdf file in some way was corrupted as Hartmut 
Figge explained to me. I followed his advise and all is well now.


Question for you:

Do a Ctrl-D, the file Bookmark Window pops up, can you hover the borders 
to enlarge or decrease the window as you can in the Bookmark manager ? I 
have the standard smaller file bookmark manager window back
but in SM 2.7.2 still no way to hover the borders, no arrow cursor 
symbols and not in SM 2.7.2 portable.


You can't even do this in Firefox 1.0.0.2, try it, I can't, at least not 
on my system.


I have an older Portable SM 2.0.1.4 on an USB stick, there I can do 
this. There I see the double arrow cursor symbols in the File Bookmark 
window. Here I can make this window smaller/bigger.


Zanqeutil



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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Zanqeutil wrote:

> Daniel schreef:
>> Zanqeutil wrote:
>>> Is there a way/ prefs setting to get the smaller normal Window back ?
>>>
>>> Normal Window
>>> http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1qkk9.jpg
>>>
>>> Wide Window
>>> http://i41.tinypic.com/hwejxg.jpg
>>
>> Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and
>> reduce the width of the window.
>>
>> Works for me!
>
> I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the
> sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark window
> flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.

You don't "click" the window borders, you "hover" the cursor and it will 
change to a border-dragging symbol. *Then* click (once) and drag the 
window to an appropriate width or height. Also, hovering a corner will 
change to a diagonal arrow for click/drag.

> I can move the window left/right/up/down when I click/grab the top bar
> with the red X but nothing else.

That's what you should expect if you click in the window title bar. To 
resize it, you need to hover an actual border of the window. This is all 
standard GUI stuff from way back to Windows 2.0, and earlier in other 
graphical operating systems.

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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Zanqeutil]

Hartmut Figge schreef:

Zanqeutil:

Daniel schreef:

Zanqeutil wrote:



I have recently copied a working profile from my old PC to another PC.
I installed Seamonkey 2.7.2 on this new PC using the old profile.
Everything is working correctly.

But a noticed a minor flaw.

When I want to add a new bookmark via
Bookmarks/ File Bookmark Ctrl-D, a window pops up, but it's too wide

Picture too wide Window:
http://tinypic.com/r/hwejxg/5


Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and
reduce the width of the window.

Works for me!


I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the
sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark window
flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.


I would rename the file localstore.rdf in the profile of the stubborn SM
after closing it. The file will be recreated the next time SM starts.

But you will lose custom settings you have made in the past. Therefore
renaming and not deleting, so you have a way to go back if needed.

Hartmut



Thanks Harmut, I followed your suggestion and renaming localstore.rdf 
did the trick. I now have the much smaller (not too wide) file Bookmark 
window back and as you mentioned some window settings have been changed 
back to the standard SM configuration after the new localstore.rdf was 
created, but that is easy to change.


Thanks again for your help.

Regards,

Zanqeutil
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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Hartmut Figge]

Zanqeutil:
>Daniel schreef:
>> Zanqeutil wrote:

>>> I have recently copied a working profile from my old PC to another PC.
>>> I installed Seamonkey 2.7.2 on this new PC using the old profile.
>>> Everything is working correctly.
>>>
>>> But a noticed a minor flaw.
>>>
>>> When I want to add a new bookmark via
>>> Bookmarks/ File Bookmark Ctrl-D, a window pops up, but it's too wide
>>>
>>> Picture too wide Window:
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/hwejxg/5
>>
>> Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and
>> reduce the width of the window.
>>
>> Works for me!
>
>I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the 
>sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark window 
>flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.

I would rename the file localstore.rdf in the profile of the stubborn SM
after closing it. The file will be recreated the next time SM starts.

But you will lose custom settings you have made in the past. Therefore
renaming and not deleting, so you have a way to go back if needed.

Hartmut
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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Zanqeutil]

Daniel schreef:

Zanqeutil wrote:

I'm Using Semonkey 2.7.2, Local NL Version, Windows XP SP3

I have recently copied a working profile from my old PC to another PC.
I installed Seamonkey 2.7.2 on this new PC using the old profile.
Everything is working correctly.

But a noticed a minor flaw.

When I want to add a new bookmark via
Bookmarks/ File Bookmark Ctrl-D, a window pops up, but it's too wide

Picture too wide Window:
http://tinypic.com/r/hwejxg/5

I also have a Portable Seamonkey 2.7.2 on a external drive, it shows the
normal, much smaller File Bookmark window

Picture normal window:
http://tinypic.com/r/2v1qkk9/5

Difference: the portable Seamonkey version uses a fresh profile.

The installed Seamonkey uses an old profile, updated since Seamonkey 2.1

Is there a way/ prefs setting to get the smaller normal Window back ?

Normal Window
http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1qkk9.jpg

Wide Window
http://i41.tinypic.com/hwejxg.jpg

Thanks,

Zanqeutil



Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and
reduce the width of the window.

Works for me!

Daniel



I tried that several times but that does nothing. When I click on the 
sides I get a system error sound (sort of doink) and the bookmark window 
flickers a bit. Resizing is impossible, it's fixed and locked.


I can move the window left/right/up/down when I click/grab the top bar 
with the red X but nothing else.


Regards,

Zanqeutil
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Re: Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Daniel]

Zanqeutil wrote:

I'm Using Semonkey 2.7.2, Local NL Version, Windows XP SP3

I have recently copied a working profile from my old PC to another PC.
I installed Seamonkey 2.7.2 on this new PC using the old profile.
Everything is working correctly.

But a noticed a minor flaw.

When I want to add a new bookmark via
Bookmarks/ File Bookmark Ctrl-D, a window pops up, but it's too wide

Picture too wide Window:
http://tinypic.com/r/hwejxg/5

I also have a Portable Seamonkey 2.7.2 on a external drive, it shows the
normal, much smaller File Bookmark window

Picture normal window:
http://tinypic.com/r/2v1qkk9/5

Difference: the portable Seamonkey version uses a fresh profile.

The installed Seamonkey uses an old profile, updated since Seamonkey 2.1

Is there a way/ prefs setting to get the smaller normal Window back ?

Normal Window
http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1qkk9.jpg

Wide Window
http://i41.tinypic.com/hwejxg.jpg

Thanks,

Zanqeutil



Grab hold of one of the sides of the screen with your mouse pointer and 
reduce the width of the window.


Works for me!

Daniel

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Seamonkey 'File bookmark' strange window

[Zanqeutil]

I'm Using Semonkey 2.7.2, Local NL Version, Windows XP SP3

I have recently copied a working profile from my old PC to another PC.
I installed Seamonkey 2.7.2 on this new PC using the old profile.
Everything is working correctly.

But a noticed a minor flaw.

When I want to add a new bookmark via
Bookmarks/ File Bookmark Ctrl-D, a window pops up, but it's too wide

Picture too wide Window:
http://tinypic.com/r/hwejxg/5

I also have a Portable Seamonkey 2.7.2 on a external drive, it shows the
normal, much smaller File Bookmark window

Picture normal window:
http://tinypic.com/r/2v1qkk9/5

Difference: the portable Seamonkey version uses a fresh profile.

The installed Seamonkey uses an old profile, updated since Seamonkey 2.1

Is there a way/ prefs setting to get the smaller normal Window back ?

Normal Window
http://i44.tinypic.com/2v1qkk9.jpg

Wide Window
http://i41.tinypic.com/hwejxg.jpg

Thanks,

Zanqeutil

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