Re: widget size independant to screen resolution

And I almost forgot to mention, rotating windows by 90 degrees would
also be useful for watching windows, especially ones that are wider
than they are tall, I could fit them into a little space next to my
browser or editor window, rotated and scaled down, just big enough so
I can see when whatever process is running is finished.


On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:01:01 -0700, Paul Bonser <[email protected]> wrote:
> It might also be good to have some functionality in the window manager
> to scale an individual window's PPI (how about DPI, so we aren't
> limited to thinking of pixels?)
> There are many times where I will want to watch a window, but don't
> need it to be full size, like a download window or when I'm doing an
> emerge or something. It'd be nice to scale the window down a bit, so I
> can keep an eye on it without taking up too much of my precious screen
> real estate.
> 
> This would also be useful for such things as scaling down all but the
> currently focused window, or OSX exposè type stuff (but with a few
> more functions to be a bit more useful).
> It could also be used for completely pointless eye-candy, of
> course...which always attracts people to things :P
> 
> -- Paul Bonser
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I have a number of interesting points to make:
> > * It may be beneficial to have a control panel (or part of one)
> > dedicated to allowing the user to specify the correct PPI setting for
> > his/her monitor and resolution, such as the way the GIMP handles it (by
> > allowing manual specification and a calibration dialog).  Unlike the
> > GIMP, this would have to be a desktop-wide setting, rather than an
> > individual application setting.
> > * It could automatically adjust the PPI setting when changing
> > resolutions.
> > * I would recommend that this setting be independent of the scaling
> > factor discussed in this thread, as some programs may need accurate
> > ruler measurements (print preview functionality comes to mind).
> > * Also, I don't think it would be wise to ask the user to specify this
> > setting (or the scale factor, for that matter) upon the initial run of
> > the windowing system (the way the GIMP does). An option like that would
> > probably best be handled later (assuming sensible defaults are used).
> > * It must be made clear that applications are to use the scaling factor
> > pixels unless an accurate ruler is absolutely necessary, and that an
> > application is not to use pure pixels at all.  In fact, pure pixels do
> > not even have to be made available to applications (or even widgets).
> > Isn't abstraction fun? :)
> > * An application that needs the PPI setting could inform the user if
> > he/she has not already set it, and give the user the option to enter the
> > control panel to do so.
> >
> >
> 
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> are permitted to see each other's private parts." - Grady Booch
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