Subject: Re: [Witch Talk] List of windows is being clipped - font size not scaling small enough

From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2017 07:54:50 -0800

Thanks, that workaround works fine for me. I would add a feature request
that the min/max be settable separately eventually. Folks have very
different eyes so the range they like (or can even see) can differ widely.
Thanks!

On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 6:29 AM, Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]> wrote:

> On Nov 30, 2017, at 9:12 AM, David Rees <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> It's not clear to me that the max/min sizes are being respected. When I
> choose a size in the slide what is it showing? I have assumed max size
> since the example only has two lines, but I don't see it willing to go much
> smaller.
>
>
> I had to go to Peter for the explanation (and a workaround) on this
> one...here's what he had to say:
>
> Just as he suspected, the slider effectively sets the maximum size. And if
> that's less than the calculated minimum size, it becomes the minimum, which
> is why making everything small works for him, and which is also why this is
> confusing to people who are not me. :D
>
> The good news is, you can change the lower limit of the abovementioned
> calculated minimum size via esoteric setting: The setting's name is "Item
> Height: Auto-Scale: Minimum", and you want to set a floating-point value
> for it. 24.0 is the default value, and 12.0 is the lowest you can go, like
> so:
>
>
>
> This is accessed via the same method as you used to make Escape cancel.
>
> regards;
> -rob.
>
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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 06:29:34 -0800

On Nov 30, 2017, at 9:12 AM, David Rees <[email-masked]> wrote:

> It's not clear to me that the max/min sizes are being respected. When I choose a size in the slide what is it showing? I have assumed max size since the example only has two lines, but I don't see it willing to go much smaller.

I had to go to Peter for the explanation (and a workaround) on this one...here's what he had to say:

>> Just as he suspected, the slider effectively sets the maximum size. And if that's less than the calculated minimum size, it becomes the minimum, which is why making everything small works for him, and which is also why this is confusing to people who are not me. :D
>> 
>> The good news is, you can change the lower limit of the abovementioned calculated minimum size via esoteric setting: The setting's name is "Item Height: Auto-Scale: Minimum", and you want to set a floating-point value for it. 24.0 is the default value, and 12.0 is the lowest you can go, like so:
>> 

regards;
-rob.

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From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:12:08 -0800 (PST)

Once of my favorite features of witch is that it reduces font size to fit 
all the windows. But in Witch 4 I am seeing my list of windows is being 
clipped across the bottom once I reach certain number of windows. If I set 
the font small then they all fit again, but then it seems to be always that 
small.

I would suggest the max and min should be selectable separately. That will 
both give the user more freedom to adapt to large differences in windows 
counts and also make the size preview more useful (since they can see the 
actual max and min). Thanks!

Here is a screenshot showing it being chopped (there are more window below 
that I have to scroll to).

<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-riTlR_jOn9I/WiA4pQxJJ6I/AAAAAAACJvw/yTp6peavnA4khInMHMTsdzxMSPI7Id8dACLcBGAs/s1600/witchClipped.png>

If I switch to a very small list font then the entire list is visible. But 
I don't want them always they small.

<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MyTqEoj4NT4/WiA5OpLSc9I/AAAAAAACJv0/PEGXGRGi2IMdDP3vs7imR8vs7kQJ5TnrgCLcBGAs/s1600/witchNotClippedButSmall.png>