On 7/9/13 4:57 PM, Andre Fischer wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to propose another small enhancement: a change of the > default size of application windows on Linux. In some cases--Writer, > start center, Math, Base--the application window is almost square by > default (for Calc, Impress and Draw it is fullscreen). This does not > work well with the new sidebar, which was designed with widescreen > displays in mind. > > I would like to change that to what is used on Mac, use 80% of width and > height of the screen, on which the application starts.For screen widths > of 1024 and below I would still use the current values (therefore you > will see no differences in the 1024x768 and 800x600 screen shots.) As > this sizing scheme is already in use on the Mac platform it is tried > and accepted (at least I know of no complaints). The default fullscreen > mode for Calc, Impress and Draw would not be changed. > > Here are some comparisons for the current state (left side) and the > proposed sizes (right side). To speed up download I have provided > smaller versions (25% and 50%) along with the original sizes: > > 800x 600 25% [1], 50% [2], 100% [3] > 1024x 768 25% [4], 50% [5], 100% [6] > 1280x1024 25% [7], 50% [8], 100% [9] > 1680x1050 25% [10], 50% [11], 100% [12] > 1920x1200 25% [13], 50% [14], 100% [15] > > The change is rather small and restricted to Linux (the GTK module) and > should have low risk of introducing regressions.
+1, I remember we have discussed this several times and always postponed it because of other things. Easy fix with a huge improvement and an improved first start experience Juergen > > Best regards, > Andre > > > > [1] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-800-600-h-25.png > [2] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-800-600-h-50.png > [3] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-800-600-h-100.png > [4] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1024-768-h-25.png > [5] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1024-768-h-50.png > [6] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1024-768-h-100.png > [7] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1280-1024-h-25.png > [8] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1280-1024-h-50.png > [9] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1280-1024-h-100.png > [10] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1680-1050-h-25.png > [11] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1680-1050-h-50.png > [12] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1680-1050-h-100.png > [13] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1920-1200-25-h.png > [14] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1920-1200-50-h.png > [15] http://people.apache.org/~af/images/scale/writer-1920-1200-h-100.png > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
