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From: steve@obed.uucp (stephen Samuel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Window style zoom option
Message-ID: <1991Jan4.070240.10859@cs.UAlberta.CA>
Date: 4 Jan 91 07:02:40 GMT
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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.