If there's a Windows95 programmer with an afternoon to kill...
Kevin Kalp
I know this is asking A LOT, but if there is a Win95 programmer
out there who would oblige me, I would like you to write me a
small program.
I am interested in having a little program that would Auto-size a
window to a pre-defined size. How would this be useful? Well, I
leave my system set to 1280 x 1024, but my friends hate the way
my beautiful framed HTML pages never quite show up right in the
computer labs at 640 x 480, much less on their systems set to
800 x 600! If I could instantly right-click on the corner of my
Netscape window and have a little pop-up menu that would let me
pick various resolutions, it would be much easier to check
several different pages at several different (virtual)
resolutions.
If anyone would be willing to help, please reply to my email
address (fire...@f.imap.itd.umich.edu) and let me know.
This would probably make for a nice, simple, marketable shareware
program (albeit a $5 one). All I ask is that I get a copy (After
all, it was my idea), nothing more. I do have a small FTP site
available (although if it works it would probably be suitable for
TUCOWS or Windows95.com, etc.) and access to make a web page for
the software.
Thanx,
firestar
(fire...@f.imap.itd.umich.edu)
Kevin Kalp
On Thu, 13 Feb 1997 03:25:59 GMT, fire...@f.imap.itd.umich.edu
(Kevin Kalp) wrote:
. . .
>I am interested in having a little program that would Auto-size a
>window to a pre-defined size. How would this be useful? Well, I
>leave my system set to 1280 x 1024, but my friends hate the way
>my beautiful framed HTML pages never quite show up right in the
>computer labs at 640 x 480, much less on their systems set to
>800 x 600! If I could instantly right-click on the corner of my
>Netscape window and have a little pop-up menu that would let me
>pick various resolutions, it would be much easier to check
>several different pages at several different (virtual)
>resolutions.
>Thanx,
>firestar
>(fire...@f.imap.itd.umich.edu)
Thank you to all who have responded, however I have been mailed a
small program which performs what I wanted.
Just to clear it up anyhow, I did not want something that would
actually change my resolution (QuickRes or the tools that came
with my video board would do that on the fly), I wanted somethign
that would resize windows to a given size. Why? Simple- So I
could see the Netscape window and also see my text editor to play
with my HTML Documents and test them as I go.
Again, thank oyu to all who've replied,
firestar
Bruce
In comp.programming
fire...@f.imap.itd.umich.edu (Kevin Kalp) wrote:
>I am interested in having a little program that would Auto-size a
>window to a pre-defined size.
>that would let me pick various resolutions, it would be much
>easier to check several different pages at several different
>(virtual) resolutions.
First rule of software development; Never reinvent the
wheel.
Microsoft already wrote this. Go to microsoft.com and look
for powertools. I use mine to develop screens in visual
basic.
> All I ask is that I get a copy (Afterall, it was my idea), nothing
>more.
To quote Bruce Williams, "Ideas are worth about 21/2 cents a
gross, maybe." This program you are asking for is far from
trivial.
Bruce
Bruce
Here is an easy solution. Open a paint program and create a new image
which is 1024 X 768 pixels. Then draw a 800 X 600 pixel box and then a 640
X 480 pixel inside of the 8 X 6 box. Now fill the boxes with attractive
colors and use them as your desktop. Then you can easily resize your
browser.