Re: Workspace misbehaviour

"Richard Pickvance" <intray@eyebits.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> PP12 used to run as expected under WinXP with SP2. Then it expanded its 
> working window so that its status bar at the bottom covered the Windows 
> taskbar, whereas at the top most of the title bar was off the screen. The 
> 'handle' in the bottom RH corner remained, and just enough of the title 
> bar was accessible, so that the window could be resized.
>
> Now the working window has expanded again. The status bar is off the 
> screen at the bottom, and the title bar is off the screen at the top. 
> Basically the program is unusable.
>
> What can I do to get the window back to the right size? Is there a .INI 
> file or something inside the program that needs editing?

did you do a Window | Maximize Workspace? If so, try hitting the backspace 
key. 

"Richard Pickvance" <intray@eyebits.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> that comes up if you click on the empty workspace, I have got the program 
> back to a usable state. I still wonder why the program repeatedly started 
> up in an unusable state, different from the one in which I left it.

it could be that something corrupted your workspace - if you hold F8 down 
while you launch the app until you get a dialog box that asks you if you 
want to reset to factory defaults, you can then reset the entire workspace - 
a caveat, you will lose any customization you've done to the toolbars, but 
it sounds like that's not an issue at the moment. 

PP12 used to run as expected under WinXP with SP2. Then it expanded its 
working window so that its status bar at the bottom covered the Windows 
taskbar, whereas at the top most of the title bar was off the screen. The 
'handle' in the bottom RH corner remained, and just enough of the title bar 
was accessible, so that the window could be resized.

Now the working window has expanded again. The status bar is off the screen 
at the bottom, and the title bar is off the screen at the top. Basically the 
program is unusable.

What can I do to get the window back to the right size? Is there a .INI file 
or something inside the program that needs editing?

Thanks,
Richard Pickvance 

"Hunter Elliott" <nospam@gatewaycity.com> wrote in message 
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> "Richard Pickvance" <intray@eyebits.co.uk> wrote in message

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>> PP12 used to run as expected under WinXP with SP2. Then it expanded its

>> working window so that its status bar at the bottom covered the Windows

>> taskbar, whereas at the top most of the title bar was off the screen.
The 
>> 'handle' in the bottom RH corner remained, and just enough of the title

>> bar was accessible, so that the window could be resized.
>>
>> Now the working window has expanded again. The status bar is off the 
>> screen at the bottom, and the title bar is off the screen at the top. 
>> Basically the program is unusable.
>>
>> What can I do to get the window back to the right size? Is there a .INI

>> file or something inside the program that needs editing?
>
> did you do a Window | Maximize Workspace? If so, try hitting the backspace

> key.
No, I had not done this, nor View | Full Screen Preview.

The effect that I saw most recently was equivalent to requesting the removal 
of the menu bar, standard and property toolbars, toolbox and status bar 
(though the palette at the RH side remained). I had of course not changed 
the settings for these. Anyway, by some fiddling with the right-button menu 
that comes up if you click on the empty workspace, I have got the program 
back to a usable state. I still wonder why the program repeatedly started up 
in an unusable state, different from the one in which I left it.

thanks,
Richard Pickvance