Re: WinXP Taskbar Overlaps Maximized xterm

[Tim Daneliuk <tundra at tundraware dot com>]

Larry Hall (Cygwin X) wrote:
> Tim Daneliuk wrote:
> > I have DAGS and looked at the cygwin FAQ but cannot seem to find this
> > problem addressed, so ...
> >
> > When I maximize an xterm on my WinXP workstation, it gets sized so that
> > the Windows taskbar slighty overlaps the bottom of the xterm window.
> > This makes it very difficult to read the last line on the xterm display.
> > Is there a fix/workaround for this?
>
>
> How xterm maximizes is controlled by the window manager.  If you're
> running in -multiwindow mode, you may want to consider using another
> window manager that can take into account the task bar (in that

But doesn't -multiwindow mode effectively use the native WinXP window
management system (that should know about its own task bar size)?



> environment).  An alternative would be to hide your task bar when
> you're not using it (keeping it always on top probably).


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