Screen 2: Windows
On this settings page, you can specify the
location and size of the windows, and the window refresh mode.
Location and size
There are two button groups, one for the initial browser window, and one
for the network status window.
Specify the window coordinates in the X and Y gadgets, and the width and
height in the W and H gadgets. Alternatively, you can click the
snapshot button that will fill in these gadgets with the current
values.
The values for the browser window only apply to the first window that is
opened. The second and later windows will be opened shifted over a small
distance to the bottom and right, provided there is enough room on the
screen.
Currently, this group only contains the Simple refresh checkbox.
This checkbox determines the window refresh mode. The refresh mode
determines what happens if a window is (partially) obscured by another
window.
- Smart refresh
- For a smart refresh window, the obscured part is put away temporarily
by the operating system. If part of the window is revealed, the system
automaticcaly restores the uncovered portion. This is relatively fast,
because the program need not to redraw the window contents. Major
disadvantage is, that this method needs possibly large amounts of chip
memory, especially on screens with many colours.
- Simple refresh
- No parts of the window are saved for simple refresh windows. If part
of the window is revealed, the program must redraw the uncovered parts.
This will take up no extra chip memory at all. The drawback is, that
scrolling and refreshing the window will take more time.
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