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skyflash-one

Join Date 10/2008

WB 6.3 on Acer Aspire One... how to view all of the "options" screens?

I am running WB 6.3 on my Acer Aspire ONE which has a screen resolution of 1024 x 600. My problem is that the WB options selection screens are cut off at the bottom and the MAX buttom on top does not work. Additionally, there is no scroll bar to the right nor can I resize the area. Is there a way to be able to resize the options screens so that I can view it completely on 1024 x 600?

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Is there anyway you can adjust the screen to a higher resolution or are you stuck with that?

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Philly0381 is correct. Currently there is no way to resize the config window - so resizing resolution is the basic option.

There's also option 2 - depending on what you're trying to get in the config - if it's the skins list you're trying to access, you can also get to them through the general appearances

on xp I can get then by right click desktop > properties > themes drop down list

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This is the highest resolution on the Acer Aspire ONE "netbook". Thanks for the hint regarding properties.

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Too bad WindowsBlinds "options" menu doesn't offer a right-hand scroll bar. It's pretty standard for applications... but not for WB.

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Hi skyflash-one,

I have the same machine. What you can do is: right-click desktop --> select properties --> click Settings tab --> click advanced settings button --> next, click Monitor-tab

In the lower part of the dialog is a checkbox which controls the available screen resolutions. Remove it and click ok-button. Return to screen resolution setting dialog. Now you a few more resolutions. Select one and apply it. Now your desktop will scroll and you access bigger dialog windows now. Outlook has a similiar problem with contact sheet, so some times I use this way to access the lower part of the dialog. It also let's you control a second monitor better.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks... Now I can access the bottom part by scrolling down the entire screen I selected 1024 x 768 as it doesn't mess-up the aspect ratio.

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I selected 1024 x 768 as it doesn't mess-up the aspect ratio.

that's also the minimum resolution WB likes

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