window too big, how do I change?

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Location: Pitsburg,Ohio

Wednesday, February 15th 2006, 11:04am

I'm trying to create a KDE bootsplash screen. The window that pops up Extends below my screen and I can't resize it, so I can't get to where I presume the apply button would be. My screen is already at 1024 x 768, so I can't make things smaller. Any thoughts?

BTW: Mandriva 2006 with KDE 3.4.2

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eetbeest

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Wednesday, February 15th 2006, 11:21am

RE: window too big, how do I change?

Programmatically, QWidget::resize(), perhaps also setMinimumSize() and similar. With a window manager, you can use alt+mouse to drag windows around so you can reach the edge of the too-big window.

You might want to copy an existing bootsplash and change that in small steps so you know what causes the bad resizing.

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gohbucks69

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Wednesday, February 15th 2006, 11:23pm

thanks, the alt+mouse worked.
now, I've made a boot theme with the kde wizard. what type of file did that create, and where do I find it to share with othres?

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superstoned

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Monday, February 20th 2006, 1:27pm

no idea, what app do you use for making a splash screen?

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bram85

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Monday, February 20th 2006, 2:17pm

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Originally posted by gohbucks69
thanks, the alt+mouse worked.
now, I've made a boot theme with the kde wizard. what type of file did that create,

Usually it's not one file, but just a bunch of them. You put them in a folder in ~/.kde/share/apps/ksplash/<mytheme>. Then it will appear in the splash configuration in the KDE Control Center.

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and where do I find it to share with othres?

www.kde-look.org

Bram Schoenmakers
KDE Netherlands (www.kde.nl)

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