Michael Kaply wrote:
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> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79948
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> is the discussion of this.
And a sorry story it is too. The basic logic seems to be "we think
Windows shouldn't have resizable dialogs, so we'll make this unsizable
even if it causes users problems no matter what platform they're using".
There's not even a valid standard cited for the decision to make it
non-sizable, and as is noted in the discussion, Linux users can override
the Mozilla decision anyway. Sadly on OS/2 we're stuck with it. What
about Mac etc.?
BTW, making the preferences a dialog [box] violates of CUA 89 which,
even if M$ doesn't like admitting it, remains the basis for a lot of
Windows user interface. CUA 89 states that "The size should be as small
as possible to contain all information without the need for scrolling."
Since the design of Preferences ensures that scrolling will sometimes be
necessary, the thing should be a window, not a dialog box.
Graham.
