RE: Mandrake 8.1??

[James Miller <jamtat@mailandnews.com>]

On 7 Mar 2003, raihan@citech-bd.com wrote:
>
> Try maximizing the dialog box window, if possible.  This
> should neatly sidestep the whole issue of ``virtual
> monitors''.
>
> I, also, have encountered the above problem, and have
> attributed it to bad dialog box design.  The problem also
> occasionally plagues Windows dialog boxes, as well.  I did
> not know about the ``virtual monitor'' phenomenon, though.
>
Maximizing the dialogue box does, occassionally take care of the problem.
But I've had it happen, at times, that even this would not cause relevant
portions of the dialogue box to appear (e.g., especially, at the bottom,
where you have your "ok," "apply" and "cancel" click boxes). Regardless of
maximizing, these are still sometimes cut off at the bottom of the screen
- as is any scroll bar that may appear at the right edge! In that case,
you are left to "tab and guess" when you're on the appropriate box before
hitting "enter." This could be an exercise in alienation from Linux for a
certain breed of newbie. I do seem to recall this happening
occassionally under Win, though not with the frequency I encounter it
under Linux. Anyway, let's see if this simple technique of maximizing the
dialogue window (NOT a registered trademark!) works for Hal.

In any case, it seems like we have another vote for bad dialogue box
design. Anyone else care to cast their vote - or perhaps better yet - give
a more authoritative analysis of Hal's (and, apparently, others') problem?

Thanks, James

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