[HIG] Re: [Usability] Re: Decision: instant apply window buttons

[John Kodis <kodis jagunet com>]

On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 08:01:53PM -0800, Seth Nickell wrote:

> Looking at Control Center... all the "dialogs" fit OK on a 640x480
> screen.

Unless the user has a vision problem that requires them to use a
really large font.

> They seem like OK candidates for being a fixed size (and indeed some
> of them already are).

Is there any advantage to limiting the user to a fixed size?  I can
see several disadvantages to this, and no advantages.  Wouldn't it be
better (more flexible, more consistent) to allow all windows to be
resizable? 

-- John Kodis.