operator@IRIS.KTH.DK (Martin Liversage) (12/13/90)
> does anyone know what the option 'zoom speed' of the toolchest > 'Windows -> Window Style -> zoom speed' coming up on the IRIS > console involves or how to use this option ? I believe I know. When you stow a window a frame at the size of the window will show up. This frame will contract to the size of the icon, and this is done in ZoomSteps steps (ZoomSteps is a NeWS class variable for a window). The default ZoomSteps is 3 and by using the windowchest menu you can set it to 3/Fast, 5/Medium, 7/Slow. ZoomSteps set to 3 is hardly noticeable on my screen (a plain 4d/20) and even at 7 it is pretty fast. If you set ZoomSteps to 0 you won't get any zooming frame and set to 20 you will get a noticeable effect. You can experiment by starting the psh like this (and doing some stowing and opening of windows): % psh <- at the UNIX prompt executive <- connect to 4Sight Welcome to 4Sight Version 1.4 <- this is a prompt from 4Sight LiteWindow /ZoomSteps 0 put <- set ZoomSteps LiteWindow /ZoomSteps 20 put bye <- sign off from 4Sight psh: NeWS server disconnected You can also set the value at login time by adding the line LiteWindow /ZoomSteps 0 put % or whatever value you like to your user.ps file. See also: /usr/sbin/windowchest, /usr/NeWS/lib/NeWS/litewin.ps, ~/user.ps, /usr/NeWS/lib/user.ps \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \ \ \ Martin Liversage 8616 m /\ \ \ Royal Dental College Copenhagen / \_ K2 - Mountain of Fate \ \ Department of Pediatric Dentistry / \ \ and Dreams \ \ Norre Alle 20 / | | \ \ \ DK-2200 Kobenhavn N /\ | \ \ \ \ +45 31 37 17 00 - 4276 / \ ^ | \ \ \ \ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
steve@obed.uucp (stephen Samuel) (01/04/91)
In article <9012131310.AA12220@iris.kth.dk> operator@IRIS.KTH.DK (Martin Liversage) writes: > If you set ZoomSteps to 0 you won't get any zooming frame and set to > 20 you will get a noticeable effect. You can experiment by starting > the psh like this (and doing some stowing and opening of windows): > > % psh <- at the UNIX prompt > executive <- connect to 4Sight > Welcome to 4Sight Version 1.4 <- this is a prompt from 4Sight > LiteWindow /ZoomSteps 0 put <- set ZoomSteps > LiteWindow /ZoomSteps 20 put > bye <- sign off from 4Sight > psh: NeWS server disconnected When playing around with this, I set ZoomSteps to 80, and it became very obvious that the squares zoom in the wrong direction -- they zoom AWAY from the new window/icon place/size rather than TOWARDS it. -- Stephen samuel !alberta!obed!steve steve@obed.biochem.ualberta.ca Don't be nice -- be compassionate. Compassion is what nice tries to look like.