Newbie: UML Class Properties window unusable on laptop

["Zembower, Kevin" <kzembowe jhuccp org>]

Evan, thanks so much for that suggestion. I didn't know about that in
GNOME. Unfortunately, it didn't work exactly to solve my problem.
Holding down Alt while dragging inside the window allows me to move it
side-to-side, so it seems like it's working as you describe. However, it
won't allow me to move it up above the bottom edge of the top panel, so
I still can't move it up enough to reach the buttons on the bottom.

Thanks, anyhow, for trying to help and for teaching me a new trick. I
appreciate your response.

-Kevin

On Thu, 2008-09-18 at 21:21 -0400, Evan Charlton wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> As a workaround, you could press Alt then click/drag anywhere in the
> window. This will allow you to drag the window from anywhere so that
> you can move it above the top panel. This isn't specific to Dia; it's
> a Gnome feature (though it's included in most WMs).
>
> - Evan Charlton
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Zembower, Kevin <kzembowe jhuccp org> wrote:
> > Steffen, thanks for helping. Yes, I'm using 0.96.1, from the Ubuntu distribution. I've installed programs 
> > from source before, but I was hoping for a quick fix. I'll see if I can tackle this in the next couple of 
> > days.
> >
> > Thanks, again.
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dia-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:dia-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Steffen Macke
> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 4:59 PM
> > To: discussions about usage and development of dia
> > Subject: Re: Newbie: UML Class Properties window unusable on laptop
> >
> > Hi Kevin,
> >
> > I assume that you are using Dia 0.96.1. The next version of Dia (0.97)
> > will provide a much smaller UML class dialog.
> >
> > If you want, you can test the new version. It's currently only
> > available from the SVN repository (you'll have to compile
> > it yourself).
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Steffen
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:51 PM, Zembower, Kevin <kzembowe jhuccp org> wrote:
> > > I'm new to Dia and trying to create my first UML Class diagrams. When I created my first class and tried 
> > > to edit the properties, I may have maximized the window as it was displayed on my 1024 x 768 laptop's 
> > > screen. Now, the Properties window extends from the bottom of the top tool bar to below the bottom 
> > > panel, which puts the buttons on the bottom of the window below the edge of the screen. I can't shrink 
> > > the window from the top, and can't push the window up above the top panel to reach the bottom. The only 
> > > way I can access the buttons on the bottom is to make the bottom panel auto-hide, and I can then see one 
> > > or two pixels of the buttons and can hit them.
> > >
> > > Can anyone suggest what I'm doing wrong here, and how to correct it?
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