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authorTal Einat <taleinat+github@gmail.com>2019-06-17 19:41:00 (GMT)
committerTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2019-06-17 19:41:00 (GMT)
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bpo-37039: Make IDLE's Zoom Height adjust to users' screens (GH-13678)
Measure required height by quickly maximizing once per screen. A search for a better method failed.
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@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@ Show/Hide Code Context (Editor Window only)
Zoom/Restore Height
Toggles the window between normal size and maximum height. The initial size
defaults to 40 lines by 80 chars unless changed on the General tab of the
- Configure IDLE dialog.
+ Configure IDLE dialog. The maximum height for a screen is determined by
+ momentarily maximizing a window the first time one is zoomed on the screen.
+ Changing screen settings may invalidate the saved height. This toogle has
+ no effect when a window is maximized.
Window menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^