Hello,

I know that it's possible to drag a window around by its title bar -- even to the point of moving 99.9% of it off-screen. But I'm trying to find out if it's possible (in XP) to move a window upward even though the title bar and the upper part of the window would be off-screen as a result. Right-clicking the title bar, clicking 'move,' and using the up arrow does, indeed, move it upward, but any movement of the cursor or hitting 'enter' (to try to 'set' it there) just causes the window to jump back fully on-screen (with the title bar visible).

Is what I'm asking even possible ?


Thanks !!

Scott


P.S. I could have included an explanation of why I want to do this, but I thought I'd save that til later (if it's even relevant). Quote from: d8less on November 03, 2007, 04:45:54 PM

But I'm trying to find out if it's possible (in XP) to move a window upward even though the title bar and the upper part of the window would be off-screen as a result.

P.S. I could have included an explanation of why I want to do this, but I thought I'd save that til later (if it's even relevant).

Quote from: d8less on November 03, 2007, 04:45:54 PM

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P.S. I could have included an explanation of why I want to do this, but I thought I'd save that til later (if it's even relevant).

Of course it's relevant. We aren't question-answering robots; we are flesh-and-blood human beings with (possibly) more than an average amount of curiosity -- the more you can get us interested and motivated the better your chances of getting useful help. (rolls eyes) So tell us why you want to do this.

Hi, contrex

Thanks for the response.

Okay, but when you fall asleep, remember.... you asked for it.

My preferred email client is OE6. When I'm composing an email I'd like to have more of a vertical view of the body of the email. Now, from the title bar down to the beginning of the composition area (where I'm actually typing the email) is over 1/3 of the screen height. (ADDITIONALLY, I have my screen resolution set at 800 x 600, so vertical space is at a premium.)

FWIW, I know Mozilla's Seamonkey' email client has the capability of minimizing the menu, toolbar, address/subject area and formatting bar, making the actual typing area virtually full screen (vertically speaking). (TB does not have this feature, afaik.) But I really don't like SM otherwise. I prefer OE.

But since OE is a very 'no frills' email client, I was trying to think of a way to regain some of the vertical area lost by my screen resolution (which I don't want to change) and menu, toolbar, formatting bar, etc. on the compose screen. Since I can't change anything within the OE compose screen, I wondered if I could move the whole screen upward so that the menu, address/subject area, etc. are out of the way, leaving only the composition area visible. I would then drag the bottom edge of the window down to the taskbar and have a 'poor man's full screen effect.' It would only take a few seconds to do this -- not nearly as long as it took to type up this explanation of why I want to do it -- and would allow me to see more of my email at once (vertically).

Are we bored yet ?

Anyway, as you say, it's likely a big fat "No" that this could be done. But if you or anyone else has any other thoughts, I'd be glad to consider them.


Thanks again !


Scott

Have you tried using a higher resolution? Must you use 800 x 600? What size monitor do you have?

If composing a long email message, how about composing it in Notepad or WordPad instead of OE and copying it to OE?

ThunderBird uses alot less real estate in the main screen and is FREE...

I'm suprised you had trouble with ThunderBird...

Quote from: patio on November 04, 2007, 12:20:33 PM

I'm suprised you had trouble with ThunderBird...

This is somebody who finds Outlook Express "more refined"...