Window sizing

[William Shipley]

Well, I can send you the relevant source code.

-W


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Date: Sat Feb 26, 2000  08:17:28 PM US/Pacific
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> Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 19:23:39 -0800 (PST)
> Sender: omniweb-l at omnigroup.com
> From: William Shipley <wjs at omnigroup.com>
> Subject: Re: Window sizing
>
> > It seems somehow tied to the window size that the first window created
> after launching the application.
>
> Yah.  I really hate the default window size algorithm, and I wrote it.
>
> What would be better?  Should I write the default window size every time
> you resize any window, or when you resize a window and it's the only
> browser left? Should I allow users to specify a default window size in the
> preferences window?  Should there be a key for "remember this window size,
> I want it to be my default"?  Should I always make new windows be the same
> size as the window the link is coming from?
>
> Get your comments in now, because I'm working on the Mac OS X release.
> (Boy is it cool.)
>
> -W


All that is well and good, but I'm interested in what can be done for the  
Black HW folks that are being left behind.

What sequence of operations causes the window size algorithm to be invoked?

What IS the window size algorithm?

Regards,

Bill Lee

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