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Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized

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Subject Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized
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In article <l2cpku$mau$1@dont-email.me>,
 Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> wrote:

> >>      Perhaps it's time to ask a question: Why do you think it's a
> >> good idea to prevent the user from arranging his own screen as he 
> >> pleases?  Does your program understand the user's needs and 
> >> desires better than he himself does?
> >
> > I've used such a program.
> 
>      Did you enjoy it?  ;-)
> 
>      That is: Did you consider it a benefit, a point in the
> program's favor, when the program's window resisted all your efforts 
> to make it larger?  Did this behavior improve your experience of 
> using the program?

I too have used such a program, almost daily, and I do not enjoy it. 
This example is somewhat contrived, but it gives the flavor of the 
experience.

<http://stackoverflow.com/a/12532237/230513>

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>

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Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized clusardi2k@aol.com - 2013-09-20 12:43 -0700
  Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-20 17:16 -0400
    Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized clusardi2k@aol.com - 2013-09-21 11:40 -0700
      Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-21 22:46 -0400
        Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized "clus@aol.com" <clusardi2k@aol.com> - 2013-09-30 08:08 -0700
          Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 11:29 -0400
            Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-30 16:24 -0400
              Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 17:15 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-30 20:10 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 20:38 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-30 22:16 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 22:32 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-01 03:28 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-01 03:41 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-10-01 20:04 -0400
            Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized clusardi2k@aol.com - 2013-10-01 05:39 -0700
              Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-10-01 09:37 -0400
      Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-22 19:57 -0400

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