[Eric] eric on small 1024x600 display

[Janwillem van Dijk]

On 10/25/2010 10:39 AM, Jarda Benkovsky wrote:
> Janwillem van Dijk wrote:
>    
>> On 10/23/2010 12:39 PM, Detlev Offenbach wrote:
>>      
>>> On Donnerstag, 21. Oktober 2010, Janwillem van Dijk wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> On 10/21/2010 06:31 PM, Detlev Offenbach wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> On Donnerstag, 21. Oktober 2010, Janwillem van Dijk wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>> I would like to run eric on my asus eee 901 (48+32GB, ubuntu 10.04).
>>>>>> However, it seems that the minimum frame size of eric is 1175x668
>>>>>> pix.
>>>>>> Unfortunately that does not work on my 1024x600 display. Can I
>>>>>> tweek one
>>>>>> of the *.ui files to reduce the min size? If so which and how do I
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> eric working more or less properly after that.
>>>>>> Thanks, Janwillem
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> You should be able to shrink it to your liking. Is it a special
>>>>> dialog,
>>>>> that is too big, or is it the main window? If it is the later, try to
>>>>> rearrange the toolbars first
>>>>>
>>>>> Detlev
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> Thanks for your reply. It is the main window, the one wherein the
>>>> source
>>>> text is edited.
>>>> I have set in Settings>Preferences>Interface>Interface Layout="Floating
>>>> windows".
>>>> Then I can reduce the height of the floating edit window to my liking
>>>> but the smallest width is 1175 (as measured by making a screen print of
>>>> the window). That I would like to be 1024.
>>>> Does that answer the question in your remark?
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Kind of. However, over here I am able to shrink it way below 1175. I
>>> am using
>>> the sidebars layout, which is the preferred one.
>>>
>>> Detlev
>>>
>>>        
>> Most probably I am overlooking some trivial option but I haven't the
>> faintest idea where to look.
>>      
> Have you tried *disabling* various toolbars? e.g. Quick search input box
> takes too much space, I have it disabled. Ditto for other toolbars which
> are not really useful in the edit view.
>
> Edheldil
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Yes!! Thanks a lot, that works. Could have thought of that myself but 
didn't.
Cheers, Janwillem