Re: panel size on different resolutions

[Chipzz <chipzz ULYSSIS Org>]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Mark McLoughlin wrote:

> From: Mark McLoughlin <mark skynet ie>
> Subject: panel size on different resolutions
>
> Hi,
> 	Recap on the problem: we currently specify the panel size in pixels,
> but this means that on really large resolutions the panel may appear too
> small and, conversely, on really small resolutions the panel may appear
> way too big.
>
>
> 	So, it occurred to me that perhaps what we want is the panel size to be
> specified in points instead of pixels. This means that the panel would
> occupy the same physical size on the screen no matter what the
> resolution.
>
> 	Thoughts ?

You also want to specify the size of the icons in the menu relative to
the panel size. Those big icons are just plain ugly on 800x600.

> Cheers,
> Mark.

kr,

Chipzz AKA
Jan Van Buggenhout
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