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MikeMac
 Post subject: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:54 pm  (#1) 
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GIMP is in single window mode. The bottom of the window extends down below my screen window, below my taskbar, so I can't grab it with my mouse to pull it up and make the window smaller vertically. I have pulled the top blue bar up as far as it will go, but cannot raise it far enough to grab the bottom of the window.

How do I shrink the GIMP window vertically?


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Graechan
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:07 pm  (#2) 
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Lower the top of the window then move the window up

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Odinbc
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:18 pm  (#3) 
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Try maximizing the Gimp window.

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K1TesseraEna
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:21 pm  (#4) 
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Usually dragging window by the corner re-sizes it in both V and H directions.
Double clicking on the Title bar (blue bar) Maximizes/Restores program window.
Maybe hiding the task bar (autohide) will help?
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saulgoode
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:07 pm  (#5) 
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How about opening a relatively small image (or setting the zoom ratio very low) and then performing "View->Shrinkwrap"?

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MikeMac
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:27 pm  (#6) 
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Graechan wrote:
Lower the top of the window then move the window up


Tried that, does not work.

Odinbc wrote:
Try maximizing the Gimp window.


It will maximize but then I cannot adjust the size.

K1TesseraEna wrote:
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Usually dragging window by the corner re-sizes it in both V and H directions. Double clicking on the Title bar (blue bar) Maximizes/Restores program window. Maybe hiding the task bar (autohide) will help?


Tried this, no workee.

The GIMP window will adjust H, but not V. Did autohide with taskbar, but still cannot grab the lower edge of the window.

When I lower the window and try to grab the top edge, the mouse pointer turns into the vertical line with pointers at both ends (like it's going to work), but the window size will not budge. It's like it's "locked" or something. I even closed the program and reopened it...same problem.

Has anyone else seen this?
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MikeMac
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:42 pm  (#7) 
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I just solved it accidently.

I noticed that the toolbox thing on the right was narrower than usual, so I started playing with the toolbox on the left and the layers on the right, detaching and reattaching, making them wider, etc, and somehow I triggered something that allowed the GIMP window to adjust vertically again. Im back to single window and normal again.

Thanks, everyone!
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MikeMac
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:26 pm  (#8) 
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Got it again...

Here's my rule: In single window mode, if you narrow the toolbox sidebar too much, you get the "vertical lock." If you widen the toolbox sidebar, you unlock the vertical adjustment to normal again.

Maybe this should go in some FAQ or bug archive?

Is there a way to send this up to the developers?
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Odinbc
 Post subject: Re: Make the GIMP window smaller vertically
PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:26 pm  (#9) 
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At the bottom of Edit | Preferences there is a reset button.
Another one I've used when things went wacky,
Edit | Preferences | Windows Management | Reset Saved Window Positions to Default Values

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