Return-Path: Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make bluetooth-properties fit on smaller displays From: Marcel Holtmann To: David Sainty Cc: Bastien Nocera , Mario_Limonciello@Dell.com, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <48E1DCA8.2040005@dtsp.co.nz> References: <1222679240.1825.14.camel@violet.holtmann.net> <1222679724.3311.53.camel@cookie.hadess.net> <1222701730.3311.76.camel@cookie.hadess.net> <48E1DCA8.2040005@dtsp.co.nz> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:17:29 +0200 Message-Id: <1222762649.1825.56.camel@violet.holtmann.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-bluetooth-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi David, > >> A lot of these MID devices don't have screens bigger than 1024x600 > >> (some 800x600 depending on their aspect ratio). This change really > >> just reorganizes the GUI so that both laptops and MID devices can use > >> the same layout. I'm attaching an updated patch relative to 1.6. > >> > > > > Both versions would fit on both those screens. What's wrong with leaving > > it as is? In the worst case, I'd move the contextual buttons to the side > > of the treeview, instead of underneath, and add labels to those buttons. > > > The preferences dialog on an Eee PC (701) screen is a real pain, it is > too big vertically. 800x480 screen, plus a window manager bar at the > bottom, plus some chunky window decorations up the top. For a window to > fit conveniently on a standard Eee PC screen it needs to be 422 pixels > vertically it looks like (the standard decorations are VERY chunky :) the dialog ix 420x420 and thus it should fit. Regards Marcel