adjusting window sizes in Gnome

[Todd Denniston]

fred smith wrote, On 12/15/2008 08:55 PM:
> Another question re F10 on my eeepc 901:
> 
> I've got most stuff adjusted to my liking. But there are a few apps whose
> default window size is > the 600 pixels of my screen. I know I can drag
> the entire window around with ALT-DRAG--that works fine. 
> 
<SNIP>
> There must be a Gnome setting somewhere for this, but so far I haven't
> found it.
> 
> This is irritating, the only way I can then resize a window to be taller
> than the screen is by dragging the BOTTOM off the screen and stretching 
> from the top. Since I'm usually doing this because the row of buttons at
> or near the bottom has been obscured, that means I then have to drag the
> bottom off the screen, stretch the top, then drag the top off the screen
> so I can access the bottom, rather than just enlarging it from the bottom.
> 
> Suggstions welcome.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

you might see if some of the offending applications obey the X or Xt lib 
'-geometry' setting, i.e, on the command line try:
bigprog -geometry 512x600

from the X man page
-geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT

Then modify the buttons (in menus) you click to pass the '-geometry' setting 
of your choice.

-- 
Todd Denniston
Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter