Re: [PATCH] make navigation window default size bigger #127604

[Alan <alan ufies org>]

> Please, I beg you, do not do that.
> This requires a 1024x768 screen, as these new sizes do not fit well on
> 800x600  (don't forget that the default gnome-panel setup takes away 64
> pixels off the overall height and in general, it makes Nautilus feel too
> stretched on 800 width + the window manager borders). While most developers
> and geeks use at least 1024x768 (I am on 1600x1200 most of the time), the
> regular people and potential users that the Gnome Project is trying to get,
> they still run on 800x600. Recent surveys show that 31% of the online users
> still use 800x600. More info here:
> http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox22.html
>
> The world is not ready yet for a default 1024x768, at least not until
> 800x600 drops down to 10% of usage IMHO. And even at 10%, it is still a huge
> percentage. Normal user applications (I am not talking about CAD and stuff)
> and pref panels should still be designed for 800x600 for the next 2-3 years,
> I am afraid. Most web pages on the web are also designed for 800x600.
>
> Please change the numbers to something that fits well and feels *spacious*
> on 800x600, or please don't change it at all (the current defaults even work
> on 640x480, which is a good thing, even if that resolution is at 1% of
> global usage).


Could this information be auto-detected from X?  Then the default size 
could be set according to some pre-set sizes for that.

alan