Resize Dialog Boxes

[ron1337]

Can you enable dialog box resizing in your next release.
I have a long list of predefined selection types, and currently only 7 of the list are displayed.
If it were resizable, things would be much easier to navigate.

[SanskritFritz]

Resize Enable might help you for the time being.

[ron1337]

Thanks for the link.
I had more success with "Resource Tuner" but after, I get a virus error messgae and TC closes.
If I could work around the virus error, I could do things throught this route.

[JohnFredC]

ResizeEnable works great IF the developer has configured the control position anchors properly in the dialog. Special considerations are always required (which controls to resize and how to resize them, which controls move and how, etc).

Try loading ResizeEnable and resizing the TC "Change button bar" dialog, for instance. Not too bad (the dialog is still usable, which is a positive thing) but ugly!!!!

Many (most IMHO) developers don't even think about such things. And even worse, they also rarely plan for different display metrics (DPI). I use 120DPI and encounter all sorts of layout and usability issues... even in the M$ products. When I get that 30" monitor I've my eye on and switch to 150DPI, what then? (Sigh)

I say, the best developers pay attention to ALL of the details.

[SanskritFritz]

The final solution would be of course again, as always, AutoHotkey. Just follow this pattern:

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ControlGetPos,,, nWidth, , Edit1, ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
ControlMove Edit1,,, nWidth+15, , ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD

This expands the command line to cover the button at the end.

[JohnFredC]

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ControlGetPos,,, nWidth, , Edit1, ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
ControlMove Edit1,,, nWidth+15, , ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD

Not my yob, mahn. That be's developer's yob.

[Stance]

24.04.07 Added: (Experimental, undocumented): wincmd.ini [Configuration] OverrideDPI=120 scales all dialog boxes (except for the main window!) to the given size in dots per inch. Normal is 96 dpi

TC7RC4

[Clo]

2Stance

Hello !

• Already in the Tutorials for a fortnight at the chapter about <wincmd.ini> >> “O”…

• This new feature is still discussed elsewhere.
- We have to notice that it doesn't allow to resize the boxes “at will” when this is not planned…
- In some cases, even some captions on buttons don't fit anymore,
because the ratio of the font enlargement and the one of the controls are a mismatch.

- That doesn't work for the dialogues and items (i. e. : Tabs in “Search”) drawn by Windows that TC uses a lot too…
- However, I use it because it's “comfortable” in many places,
for instance in the Options pages… after some fixes already done.

 VG
Claude
Clo

[sas2000]

 
Besides being able to resize windows another important thing is that Tc should remenber new window size, copy queue window can be resized but Tc doesn't save changes by design.
 

[Stance]

Claude, you're right!
I support ron1337's idea to have resizeable dialog boxes.
But to be honest, it was suggested hundred times before, without any effect.

3rd party tools like ResizeEnable may work with other programs, but only temporary with TC until the next restart.
To try to hack the ressources to achieve bigger dialog windows in TC is prevented by its self protection. (Could be a virus...)

I use 120DPI and encounter all sorts of layout and usability issues... even in the M$ products.

The new feature is very useful on wide screen monitors.
One can use the setting OverrideDPI=120 in wincmd.ini to find the proper font settings for TC (Without mismatches).
On a 4:3 screen it is still more comfortably.