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**adaMada** · June 17, 2000, 13:58

DanQ foolishly assumes that you use windows... (that also might work for linix and unix, I don't know)

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**Narck** · June 17, 2000, 15:05

Hmmm Dan...

I don't think he's talking about the Netscape or IE window... I think he means the little white message box where we're supposed to write our replies in... And I have to agree it is a little small, can be a lot bigger, there's a lot of unused space to the right of it...

AI · June 17, 2000, 17:08

Yes, a good point. There is a small box but only half of the width of the grey area, and half the total height. You could make it much bigger. But it could be to do with the fact that I have a large monitor; it may be a consistant width; primarily designed for 640x480 resolutions. Any larger and it may produce errors. Actually, let me check:

yes, That is why. It is a consistant size so it is compatible with all resolutions. As mine is double the res of 640x480, the box is half the relative size. Does that answer the question?

**DanQ** · June 17, 2000, 21:15

Ohhhhh ok sorry for the confusion...

I am running 1024x768 resolution and feel no such limitiation with the window I have to type in. As a matter of fact, I took a screenshot of the box I used to type in this reply, cut it out and then looked at its size... it's 450x200, not including the bar for the arrow on the right-hand size.

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**DanQ** · June 18, 2000, 00:41

When the window starts to load, simply click on the Maximize Window icon (centered between the "_" for minimizing and the "x" for closing) in the window's upper-right hand corner.

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**Paul** · June 18, 2000, 01:50

So, what kind of browser are you using? On IE5 I get a window of only 360 x 160.

**MichaeltheGreat** · June 18, 2000, 02:21

Paul - it's measured in rows and columns, so the actual screen resolution will vary with the browser's font size settings, and the units to pixel conversion for each user's monitor and resolution mode.

Depending on browser settings, it could blow up if it was made larger, but only for IE/Netscape 3 users at 640/480.

It could be fixed, but it would be a major maintenance and implementation pain in the ass, since it's an HTML Textarea tag. You'd have to make two or more versions of the HTML page code. Then the user would have to put screen resolution and browser info into a modified preferences section, for inclusion in the cookie, then you'd have to use PERL or Javascript to pick which version of the HTML code to load for that particular user.

Another way would be to have the user do a selection at the site front end each session, a la frames-no frames. Either way, it's a lot of work for a fairly minor benefit.

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[This message has been edited by MichaeltheGreat (edited June 18, 2000).]

**Paul** · June 18, 2000, 03:23

Ok, that could explain my smaller window. Not that I have any real problems with the size of it; I don't usually write long posts. So larger boxes aren't necessary for me if it's going to be too much work.
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**Kumiorava** · June 19, 2000, 15:06

Wouldn't this take care of the problem:
In the source of the reply page change the following line

Edit: Hell, I don't know what happened to the code fields. I'll try to repost with html off...

[This message has been edited by MarkG (edited June 20, 2000).]

**mindseye** · June 20, 2000, 04:21

<center><table width=80%><tr><td>quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
When the window starts to load, simply click on the Maximize Window icon (centered between the "_" for minimizing and the "x" for closing) in the window's upper-right hand corner.
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></td></tr></table></center>

Um, thanks Dan ... (writes Tim who was using computers when they still had hand cranks on the side)

MichaeltheGreat wrote:
<center><table width=80%><tr><td>quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
Either way, it's a lot of work for a fairly minor benefit
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></td></tr></table></center>
Well, not if you do the work and I experience the benefit! Say, you know how to wrangle HTML, don't you MtG?

- mindseye

PS: You can't set a textarea to be x% of screenwidth or table cell width?
[This message has been edited by mindseye (edited June 20, 2000).]

**MacUser** · June 20, 2000, 06:48

While this doesn't answer the issue of the box size, I suggest cutting/pasting from a text editor or your e-mail program. For a message of any real length, I always write if first in either the AOL e-mail or MS Word. Then cut/paste into the little window. Not only does that solve the window size problem, but it also lets us illiterate types run a quick spell check!!

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**Ari Rahikkala** · June 21, 2000, 06:29

Solution for Proxomitron users:

1. Proxomitron off.

2. Cut'n'paste this to default.cfg in Proxomitron's directory(under [PATTERNS]):

Name = "Apolyton textbox largener"
Active = TRUE
URL = "*apolyton*"
Limit = 128
Match = "ROWS=10 COLS=45"
Replace = "ROWS=15 COLS=60"

3. Proxomitron on.

4. Load default.cfg into Proxomitron

5. Uncheck "Wordwrap all form textboxes" at webpage menu.

6. Of course, you can make it even bigger if you want by adding to the values in Replace row.

EDIT: Hmm... I didn't intend to post those values...
EDIT 2: Or maybe I did. I just forgot that Proxomitron really does know how to filter!
[This message has been edited by LightEning (edited June 21, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by LightEning (edited June 21, 2000).]

**Kumiorava** · June 21, 2000, 13:27

Or the admins can just change the COLS value of the "ReplyMessage" textarea to something like 90. The current value is 45, so 90 would make the input space twice as wide, making the typed text look more like what it looks like when posted while giving plenty of room for things like long URL's. I hate it when the input field wraps URL's.

The problem is, would it be practical for people with low resolutions and small monitors? I don't suffer from this disadvantage, but I know it would be a pain to need to scroll sideways while typing in your reply...

**Mark von Wagner** · June 22, 2000, 02:55

Actually, the current textbox is just the right size for those of us who are posting at 512x384

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