From: Alan Horkan <horkana@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Phil Harper <philharper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Allow Maximise in Dialogs, like in Paint ShopPro 8
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:29:53 +0100 (BST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: from salmon.maths.tcd.ie ([134.226.81.11]) by mc1-f24.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft >On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Phil Harper wrote:
> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 14:15:08 +0000
> From: Phil Harper <philharper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: pcg@xxxxxxxx
> Cc: gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Allow Maximise in Dialogs,
> like in Paint ShopPro 8
>
> >From: <pcg@xxxxxxxx ( Marc) (A.) (Lehmann )>
> >To: gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Allow Maximise in Dialogs, like in Paint
> >ShopPro 8
> >Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 14:23:57 +0200
> >
> >On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 01:21:05PM +0200, Sven Neumann <sven@xxxxxxxx>
> >wrote:
> > > > (Keep in mind that users might be using text sizes larger than the
> > > > defaults so static widget layouts are a really bad idea).
> > >
> > > In general all GIMP dialogs can be maximized and widgets reflow as you
> > > described. What are you talking about?
> >
> >File->New is the exception (it's fixed-size), but that's the only dialog
> >I could come up with that has this problem.
> >
> >Because that's the dialog most often perceived as dialog, maybe he was
> >assuming all others are the same?
>
> hmmm, yes, it does make you wander if he's ever used the GIMP if he's making
> such suggestions...
That was incredibly rude and entirely uncalled for.
- Alan
/me resisting the urge to say more
i'm terribly sorry, forgot to add the ;)
not that this would make the email any less rude i'm sure.
Phil.
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