Re: gEDA-user: How do I change initial window size on gschem and pcb?

[Atommann <atommann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

2010/4/7 Peter Clifton <pcjc2@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 14:23 +0800, Atommann wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > 2010/4/7 Dave N6NZ <n6nz@xxxxxxxx>:
> > > This may be an X-windows-on-Mac question, not a gEDA question, but...
> > >
> > > When gschem or pcb open on my macbook, the window is too tall, and the resize grabber is off the screen on the bottom and I can't reach it to resize the window.  Normally, not an issue since I immediately move the window over to a nice big second monitor... but... when I am on the road, this sucks hugely.
> > >
> > > So... is this an X-windows setting someplace? Or is there some place in the source code where it asks for the screen size and opens over the whole works? -- I'm building both gschem and pcb from sources so I can easily tweak if that is the case.
> >
> > When gschem starts up, it show:
> > ...
> > Read system config file [/usr/share/gEDA/system-gafrc]
> > Read system config file [/usr/share/gEDA/system-gschemrc]
> > Read user config file [/home/atommann/.gEDA/gschemrc]
> > Read init scm file [/usr/share/gEDA/scheme/gschem.scm]
> > ...
> >
> > So, you can open /usr/share/gEDA/system-gschemrc and search for
> > keyword "window", read it and you will find how to change the initial
> > size of the gschem window :)
> >
> > You can also add the following line to the file ~/.gEDA/gschemrc to
> > override the settings in system-gschemrc
> > (window-size 950 712)  ; Good size for 1152x864
>
> Looking at the code, I'm not sure that will actually do anything.. let
> me know if it works.

I tested this method, it works.
If there is no ~/.gEDA/gschemrc, just create it.

> We now have a file which remembers location and size of various windows,
> but not the main window - the window manager is in charge of that kind
> of thing.

--
Best regards,
Atommann


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