Decreasing width of "Side windows"

[BWoods]

Hey all.

 

I've updated to the X13 beta. My side windows (library browser and Active Layer Display Options) have had their minimum width increased, making my drawing window even smaller. It will not allow me to make the side windows smaller than they are, only bigger. Is there a way around this? 

See the attached image below. I want the right side windows, maybe, 2/3 or less of the size they are currently. 

 

 

[rgardner]

2 hours ago, BWoods said:

Hey all.

 

I've updated to the X13 beta. My side windows (library browser and Active Layer Display Options) have had their minimum width increased, making my drawing window even smaller. It will not allow me to make the side windows smaller than they are, only bigger. Is there a way around this? 

See the attached image below. I want the right side windows, maybe, 2/3 or less of the size they are currently. 

 

 

Place your mouse cursor over the edge of the window where it touches your drawing window panel.  

[Alaskan_Son]

They only get so small.  If you’re working with a single screen, I really suggest you leave all 3 side windows tabbed with each other on one side.  

[BWoods]

5 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

They only get so small.  If you’re working with a single screen, I really suggest you leave all 3 side windows tabbed with each other on one side.  

It appears to be the Active Layer Display Options that has a minimum width. If I take it from the right side, I'm able to adjust the library browser freely. The issue is that this minimum width seems to have arbitrarily increased with the x13 beta for no apparent reason. I'm using multiple monitors but the other monitors are typically used for other things needed to see for the drawing. I'd like to keep the windows separated between the right and the left as I prefer the drawing area centered in the screen.

Am I just out of luck? I have a large dead area of white space in the layer option panel. 

[Alaskan_Son]

29 minutes ago, BWoods said:

It appears to be the Active Layer Display Options that has a minimum width. If I take it from the right side, I'm able to adjust the library browser freely. The issue is that this minimum width seems to have arbitrarily increased with the x13 beta for no apparent reason. I'm using multiple monitors but the other monitors are typically used for other things needed to see for the drawing. I'd like to keep the windows separated between the right and the left as I prefer the drawing area centered in the screen.

Am I just out of luck? I have a large dead area of white space in the layer option panel. 

 

Okay, I see what you're saying now and I can confirm.  X13 has a larger minimum than what X12 had.  It seems to be triggered by the Layer Properties section.  Toggle Layer Properties off and you can get it much smaller.  I would suggest you report this as a bug.

[glennw]

I am on a mac.

It seems to be that whatever control is checked in the Active Layer Control Options determines the width of the dbx so that all of that options controls display full width.

[BWoods]

16 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

 

Okay, I see what you're saying now and I can confirm.  X13 has a larger minimum than what X12 had.  It seems to be triggered by the Layer Properties section.  Toggle Layer Properties off and you can get it much smaller.  I would suggest you report this as a bug.

That's it. Thanks for pointing that out to me. How do I go about reporting a bug for Chief? Will want this one fixed for sure. 

[Dermot]

The same way you report any other bugs.  You can call (1-208-292-3399), email (support@chiefarchitect.com), or use the online support center (https://support.chiefarchitect.com/home). 

 

More info about contacting support can be found here:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/#contact

 

[BWoods]

3 hours ago, Dermot said:

The same way you report any other bugs.  You can call (1-208-292-3399), email (support@chiefarchitect.com), or use the online support center (https://support.chiefarchitect.com/home). 

 

More info about contacting support can be found here:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/#contact

 

Thanks. I've not had to report a bug yet so wasn't sure if there was a way to do this within the program or not.