Minimum Window Height?

[Wikisnoodle]

Hi - I have decided to replace a few drop down lists with small windows/layouts carrying portals. I have set the window height (via 'New Window') to 225px, but they always open at 167px. If I click in the window (outside the portal) the height changes to 235px!

It does what I expect if I use a greater height measurement (eg: 445), but why is it ignoring me at 225? Is 235 a default minimum? And, if so, why is it opening at 167?

It sets to 225 if I use Adjust Window (resize to fit) based on a background item, but I'd rather not use this.

[Wikisnoodle]

OK - A bit more experimenting has revealed that 445 is no longer working (perhaps I imagined it!).

I've discovered that, whatever size I ask for, it opens 58px smaller! Guessing this has something to do with my next step hiding the status area, I added a move/resize step, after hiding the status area, specifying 225px (again) ...and that works. Is this the way it's done? Seems a tad illogical!

[comment]

I have set the window height (via 'New Window') to 225px, but they always open at 167px. If I click in the window (outside the portal) the height changes to 235px!

I cannot reproduce your issue. If your current window shows the status area, then New Window [ Height:225 ] will open a new window of total height 225 - including the status area.

If your script does:

New Window [ Height:225 ]

Show/Hide Status Area [ Hide ]

then the window will first open at height 225, then close the status area, thus reducing the window height by 58 pixels (in Mac OS).

[Wikisnoodle]

You're right of course - I understood it eventually, after writing - but it does require a third step to achieve 225 without status area ...or I've got to remember to add 58 to every 'New Window' step. This is a Mac only project, but how would that work if it was cross-platform?

The reference to the height changing to 235 was just something I noted. I was actually clicking (not dragging) on Finder's lower right 'drag window corner' square, and the height jumped to 235 (not a problem).

Thanks for your time.

[comment]

The thing is that a new window inherits the spawning window's attributes - but you don't want the status area to show in your new window. So yes, you should call the new window as:

New Window [ Height:225 + 58 ]

Show/Hide Status Area [ Hide ]

how would that work if it was cross-platform?

I don't remember if 58 is the correct number to use with Windows, too. If not, you would use the Get (SystemPlatform) function to pick the correct number in the above calculation.

[Wikisnoodle]

Great stuff - filed away for future reference :)