2011/10/13 Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Stefanos A. wrote on 13/10/11 15:09: > > > > I just installed 11.10, just to be assaulted by ugly non-resizable > > windows. Why, oh why? > > > > Off-hand, I recall the official installer, which cannot be resized > > when the "show details" area does not fit inside the window. This > > happens in the "downloading packages" and " installing packages" > > parts of the installation - since you can't resize the window, you > > cannot see what actions are being taken by the installer. > > > This seems to be <http://launchpad.net/bugs/149911>, which was > reported in 2007, so it's not specific to 11.10. > > In previous versions of the installer I could read messages just fine. In 11.10 I can't, on all three different systems I tested, because there is no space for these messages to appear. This is on the English version, so it's not the bug in your link.
> > The new "System Settings" control panel also fits the bill. This > > is *especially* aggravating, since the window is a tad too big for > > a 1366x768 or 1280x800 screen (that's what most laptops use). > > Today, I had an issue with a misconfigured keyboard shortcut, so I > > opened an internet article that described the fix. In such > > occasions, I arrange the browser window and the configuration > > window side-by-side, so I can refer to the article while fixing the > > issue. Or that's what I used to do, since the new settings window > > *cannot be resized* to fit side-by-side on my monitor. It's always > > there, taking up lots of space, *covering* the article with the > > instructions I need. > > > Like most dialogs, many of the System Settings panels are designed > with a particular size in mind. For the window to be manually > resizable would be inappropriate. > Why? Why are they designed for a specific size, when that's against the Gnome HIG? What if I use a larger font or a different screen size? > If the window is too large for an important proportion of screens, > that's a bug that should be fixed, not an excuse for making the window > resizable. > These "dialogs" were proper resizable windows in 11.04, so this is a regression not an excuse. Besides, what is the common thread between a proper "ok, cancel" dialog and something like the "mouse settings" panel or the ubuntu installer? That's a rhetorical question, these things have absolutely *nothing* in common. If you have a more convincing argument than "inappropriate" I would love to hear it. > > > What is this new fad? Microsoft abandoned modal/non-resizable > > windows after WinXP. > > > That isn't true. > But it is. "A *top-level* window has no owner window and is displayed on the taskbar. Examples: application windows. In Windows Vista and later, dialog boxes without owner windows and property sheets are also considered top-level." >From MSDN ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa511262.aspx) (And parented dialogs are not recommended for new applications.) > > > Apple just added more resize borders in their latest OS. > > > That made it easier to resize windows that are already resizable. It > has nothing to do with which windows are resizable in the first place. > > So why was ubuntu installer made non-resizable in the first place?
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