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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Topic started by: kerpob on July 21, 2010, 06:52:03 PM

Title: Arrgh - I can't see the window decorations - they're off the top of the screen.
Post by: kerpob on July 21, 2010, 06:52:03 PM

epdfview starts up so that the window decorations (the minimise, resize and close buttons) are off the top of the screen. I can't click then on it to drag the window down so I can resize it (the bottom if off the bottom of the screen too, so pdfs aren't entirely viewable). I've tried alt-drag with no luck. What can I do? This is 3.0 on an eee 701 - a 7" screen.

Title: Re: Arrgh - I can't see the window decorations - they're off the top of the screen.
Post by: maro on July 21, 2010, 07:31:17 PM

IIRC the same occured to me with Opera 10.10 using FLWM as WM.

Assuming you are using the same WM (which is the default one for TC) you could try entering the Ctrl-Alt-m shortcut TWICE when the focus is on the application in question. This first maximizes the application window and the second one shrinks it again, but forces it to stay within the confines of the current screen resolution.

Title: Re: Arrgh - I can't see the window decorations - they're off the top of the screen.
Post by: roberts on July 21, 2010, 07:33:48 PM

There are many alt key combos to use:

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Ctrl Alt arrows moves the window
Ctrl Alt =         grows the window (unshifted + key)
Ctrl Alt -          shrinks the window
Ctrl Alt PgUp   grows the window veritcally
Ctrl Alt PgDn   shrinks the window vertically
Ctrl Alt ,           grows the window hortizontally (unshifted < key)
Ctrl Alt .           grows the window hortizontally (unshifted > key)
Ctrl Alt t           taller (sames as PgUp)
Ctrl Alt s          shorter (same as PgDn)
Ctrl Alt m          maximize widow
Ctrl Alt v          maximize vertical
Ctrl Alt h          maximize hortizontal
I too typically use the Ctrl Alt m combo, using it twice usually cures unruly windows, as maro suggested.

Title: Re: Arrgh - I can't see the window decorations - they're off the top of the screen.
Post by: kerpob on July 24, 2010, 03:50:34 AM

Thanks - that worked perfectly: You learn something new every day!