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Subject:    Re: [imp] =?utf-8?b?aW1wIDYuMS40?=
From:       "azurIt" <azurit () pobox ! sk>
Date:       2013-08-27 22:49:29
Message-ID: 20130828004929.A9CDDA59 () pobox ! sk
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> 
> Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org>:
> 
> > Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org>:
> > 
> > > Quoting Brent <impuser@bitrealm.com>:
> > > 
> > > > Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org>:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Quoting Thomas Jarosch <thomas.jarosch@intra2net.com>:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hello Brent,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > So, when you compose a new message in imp 6.1.4, it now  
> > > > > > > defaults to opening the compose window full height...1200  
> > > > > > > pixels on the desktop in my case.  I can't see a way to change  
> > > > > > > it.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > to clarify the matter of the 1200 pixels: Do you think any
> > > > > > window height larger than f.e. 1000 pixels is just too much text area?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Or do you want to say the window is 1200 pixels
> > > > > > and sits directly next to the taskbar / overlaps the taskbar?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > In my workflow I usually run Firefox with the max possible window size.
> > > > > > Therefore new messages also use the max possible window size.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > How do you normally access imp? Full window size?
> > > > > 
> > > > > This shouldn't matter though (i.e. full window size).  The sizing  
> > > > > of the compose window is completely independent from the size of  
> > > > > any browser window.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The compose window is sized in relation to the size of the  
> > > > > *screen*.  It will be sized at the screen height minus any UI  
> > > > > Chrome (i.e. Windows taskbar) minus 50 pixels.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The problem I believe Thomas is reporting is that he has a  
> > > > > browser that is not correctly removing the size of the UI chrome.  
> > > > > That's what I am asking about in terms of working around these  
> > > > > broken browsers (I can't reproduce this on any browser in either  
> > > > > Windows 7 or WinXP).
> > > > > 
> > > > > michael
> > > > 
> > > > I have an 1920x1200 screen.  I never run any app full screen as that
> > > > just wastes space.  I typically run my browser around 1024x800-ish.
> > > > The initial compose window opens the size I expect (828x683), but
> > > > then tries to fill the screen from top to bottom (I run the start bar
> > > > at the side, so it doesn't quite make it to the bottom) and is now a
> > > > compose window of 828x1150.
> > > > 
> > > > It is probably all by design, but I'm not a fan of the design.
> > > 
> > > This is correct behavior.  If you don't like the design decision,  
> > > you can always hack the source.
> > 
> > After all, the previous decision made less sense (it was just an  
> > arbitrary size value).  Especially if you had a bunch of addresses,  
> > you had very little space to compose without scrolling.  The new  
> > behavior is a much more reasonable default as you can see more of  
> > your message body at once.
> > 
> > michael
> 
> If using Outlook (I know...I know), and you reply to a message, it  
> opens in a size that was last used to compose a message.  One could, I  
> suppose, use a cookie to store the window size used in the Compose  
> window and always use that value.  I don't think that selecting max  
> height minus 50 pixels is a good solution, it should be more flexible.
> 
> brent


I have to agree with Brent, why not letting users to do what they need/want/like? If \
it's not a big deal to save a window size, let's do it! :)

azur
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