Re: Windows Placement on Desktop

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Ok, thank you for your help, Bob.

"Bob I" wrote:

In that case I would request the IT support folks check the PC.

Julie Coleman wrote:

Thank you for the response. The programs I'm having trouble with are Office
products (Word, OUtlook, Excel, etc)--would you think they are included in
the well-written programs you reference? I'm not sure I can visit the
website you suggest at work due to our internal rules. Please let me know
what you think.

"Gary Smith" wrote:


Well-written programs save their Window size and position when they exit
and restore to that size and position when they're opened again.
Extremely well-written programs make this an option, or allow you to
specify your desired size and position. Poorly-writtem (i.e. most)
programs rely on Windows to remember and restore their windows
coordinates, which it will do, sometimes. Sort of. Until it forgets, or
somrething mungs that registry setting. If you really want to guarantee
thw windows position, you'll need to use something like Autosizer.
http://www.southbaypc.com/AutoSizer/

Bob I <birelan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Each program saves its own last position, and some programs don't allow
the opening position to be altered. So the ones that can be changed will
open from the position they were closed at.

Julie Coleman wrote:

I would like to have the size and placement of the windows on my desktop stay
in the same place/position permanently. I don't want the maximized view
(that fills the whole screen). I like having the window in the lower right
hand corner of the screen and sized so that I can still see the unused icons
on the desktop. Anybody have suggestions?

--
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio



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