Can't see bottom of window?

[John Whitmore]

On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 09:05:20PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Thu, 8 Dec 2016 20:08:16 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 01:54:36PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
> > > At Thu, 8 Dec 2016 18:40:03 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 01:32:39PM -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
> > > > > At Thu, 8 Dec 2016 17:34:37 +0000 John Whitmore <arigead at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I'm running GnuCash 2.6.14 on OpenSuse Tumbleweed and Gnome
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I can't get GnuCash to sit inside the physical display. It's displaying below
> > > > > > the bottom of the actual window so I've no idea what's down there. I can't
> > > > > > move the window up past the top edge so bottom edge just can't be reached to
> > > > > > resize. I'm not being allowed to maximise.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Has anybody encountered that and what's the fix?
> > > > > 
> > > > > You *should* be able to grab the the top window manager border (above the 
> > > > > title), and drag it down -- any *sane* WM will let you resize from any of the 
> > > > > four borders.  This will "shorten" the window.  *Then* you can drag 
> > > > > the title bar to move the window up. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > If Metacity (Gnome's window manager), won't let you do that, you can install a 
> > > > > *sane* window manager that will let you do that (fvwm for example).  Then 
> > > > > scrap Metacity and use fvwm instead (yes it is possible to do that).  
> > > > 
> > > > All of that works on any other window but for some reason GnuCash appears to
> > > > have a limit set so that I can grab the top of the window to resize it but not
> > > > any shorter then it currently is. As you have outlined I can resize any
> > > > window, just not GnuCash which has this limit.
> > > 
> > > Which GnuCash window? *I* can shorten GnuCash's account or transaction windows
> > > down to *silly* shortness -- shows 2 accounts in the account window, or 10
> > > transactions in the transaction (basic ledger) in GnuCash 2.4.15 (which is 
> > > what I have with CentOS 6).  This is with FVWM as the window manager.
> > > 
> > > How small is your display?  Don't tell me you have a 480x640 screen?  Really?
> > > 
> > 
> > Not really ;-) 1366x768 but I'll grant you I could use a new computer. Maybe
> > Santa will bring me one.
> 
> That is the same resolution I have.  My *computer* can do a larger resolution, 
> but my (fairly new) monitor can't -- it is not ginormous, since I don't have 
> room for a ginormous screen.  As it is it does not fit well.
> 
> > 
> > I have the accounts window open with 22 accounts on the display.
> 
> Is the Scheduled Transaction Editor on one of the tabs?  It should be possible 
> to shrink down the *accounts window* to show only a few (2?) accounts with a 
> scrollbar to show the rest.  The *Scheduled Transaction Editor* wants to be a 
> large window (with a calendar of upcoming payments indicated), so if it is one 
> of the tabs, it will lock the window into a large size.  What happens 
> when you close that *tab*?

Brilliant thanks for your help! I've never used Scheduled Transactions, as
yet, but you were on the right track. I had opened a Bill through "Business"
-> "Vender" -> "Find Bill" The bill in question is a one line bill but for
some reason it increases the size of the GnuCash Window and won't allow
reduced size. Even though it's a one line bill that doesn't need screen size.

I tried with FVWM2 and compiled GnuCash from source opening it, which pulled
in my accounts, my tabs and had the same problem.

Anyhow strange problem but I've closed the Bill in question and I now know
about the second use of the Windows Key so all good. Thanks again for your
help.

John


> 
> > 
> > Liz mention holding ALT while moving the window but that ain't working for
> > me. I guess I'll have to try and install another window manager but this is
> > perculiar to GnuCash. If I install FVWM and it acts the same I'm taking the
> > rest of the day off.
> > 
> >          
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