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From: "Jim Winfrey" <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Questions about Resizing List Columns
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:28:50 -0400
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Bill,

We ought to pay you to develop genealogy software or something. Your
solution fixed my "sliding" column width settings.

Thanks,

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "William T. Flight" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Questions about Resizing List Columns


| Hi Wim, Regina, et al,
|
| I think I've made some progress on the columns not resizing problem. Try
| this:
|
| Right-click in an open area on the Windows desktop, and select
"Properties".
| On the Appearance tab, click the "Effects..." button.
| Click the "Show window contents while dragging" checkbox.
|
| Can you resize columns in Genbox now?
|
| -- Bill
|
| William T. Flight
| http://www.thoughtfulcreations.com
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "wim prange" <>
| To: <>
| Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 10:33 AM
| Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Questions about Individuals View-Summary Tab
| (resizing)
|
|
| > Hi Bill,
| >
| > I have XP Home, Dutch edition, with all the Service-packs. Since mouse
is
| > involved: Logitech-compatible PS/2 (Wheelmouse).
| >
| > As pointed out in an earlier message: "When I put my cursor above the
| > dividing line between the headers, I get a two-pointed cursor. It then
| seems
| > I can drag the line left or right, but
| > when I let go of the mouse-button, nothing happens. While dragging, I
get
| a
| > line to indicate where I'm "coming from" and another one indicating
where
| > I'm "going to". Interesting is that the first line (that indicates where
| I'm
| > "coming from") has remembered the position where it "thinks" the
division
| > line was. That is, the previous location I let go of the mouse-button."
| >
| > This is not only true for the columns in the Event-box (Event, Date,
| Place)
| > and the Children-box (Children, Sex, Birth) on the Summary-page, but for
| all
| > the columns on the other tabs in Individuals-View, Places-view,
| > Citations-view. I haven't checked the rest but I suppose it will be the
| > same.
| > Except the columns in Lists, here I can manually change the width.
| >
| > Good luck with finding the problem. When you want more information about
| my
| > configuration, just ask.
| >
| > Gr. Wim
| >
| >
| > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
| > > Van: William T. Flight [mailto:]
| > > Verzonden: dinsdag 19 augustus 2003 18:40
| > > Aan:
| > > Onderwerp: Re: [GENBOX] Questions about Individuals View-Summary Tab
| > > (resizing)
| > >
| > >
| > > Hi Regina:
| > >
| > > Regarding resizing the columns on the Summary Tab:
| > >
| > > I am having trouble reproducing this problem, although there are
several
| > > users who have reported it. Can you (and the others) tell me the
| > > following:
| > >
| > > 1) What version of Windows do you have?
| > >
| > > 2) Do you have the same trouble with all lists, or just the lists on
the
| > > Summary Tab?
| > >
| > >
| > > Thanks for your help,
| > >
| > > -- Bill
| > >
| > > William T. Flight
| > > http://www.thoughtfulcreations.com
| > > ----- Original Message -----
| > > From: "Regina Gualco" <>
| > > To: <>
| > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:44 PM
| > > Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Questions about Individuals View-Summary Tab
| > >
| > >
| > > > --- "Paul J. Harris" <> wrote:
| > > > > Regina wrote:
| > > > > > I cannot resize the columns in either the Children List or
| > > the Events
| > > > > > List.
| > > > >
| > > > > What version of the program are you using? This capability was
| > > temporarily
| > > > > lost for a version, but was regained in version 3.0.25 dated 18
Jul
| > > 2003.
| > > >
| > > > I downloaded the demo just yesterday, and this (3.0.25) is the
version
| > > that
| > > > I'm using. I definitely cannot make the columns my desired width.
| > > >
| > > > > >Is it possible to add a fourth column to the Events List? I'd
like
| to
| > > add
| > > > > >a column for the secondary value of the event (i.e. the value in
| the
| > > [T]
| > > > > > field).
| > > > >
| > > > > I do not believe this is possible at this time, but I think it is
a
| > > great
| > > > > idea!
| > > >
| > > > It is a really useful feature, and I'm so used to having it in
| > > my current
| > > > program that I didn't realize how important it was to me until I
| started
| > > > playing with GenBox yesterday.
| > > >
| > > > Thanks,
| > > > Regina
| > > >
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