[Usability] guidelines for windowsizes

[Jelle de Jong <jelledejong powercraft nl>]

I am trying to start a umpc linux project for the standardisation and
creation of documentation and guidelines for gtk applications so they
are designed based on open standards and open specifications and can
work on small and big screen devices. I am a person that want upstream
solutions so that everything gets clear and there is a larger support
platform.

Currently I have loads of problems with lots of applications that have
fixed window sizes and are not able to fit on smaller screens, while a
little program change allow the use of the apps on smaller screens.

I want windows to be able to size down and have maximizing options so
they work on 7" screens with 800x440 free rendering space. To change
this to want to attend developers to create there dialogues to the
following specs ....  but i cant find the specs. ... i have looked at
the HIG guidelines but could not find anything.

Any ideas how we can solve these problems upstream?

Kind regards,

Jelle de Jong