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3.1. Positioning and sizing of windows for Netscape Communicator

Figure 3-1. Netscape.

Netscape.

Netscape.



To customise the size and position of various windows of Netscape Communicator® 4.x, you can use the following geometry names. Add all or a part of the following values to the file ~/.Xdefaults in your home directory.

! Navigator main window (browser)
Netscape.Navigator.geometry:
! Mail- and news-reader window
Netscape.MailThread.geometry:
! Netscape message centre (list of mail and news folders)
Netscape.MailFolder.geometry:
! Netscape HTML editor
Netscape.Editor.geometry:
! Composition window (writing of new email's and/or news)
Netscape.Composition.geometry:
! Address book
Netscape.AddressBook.geometry:
! Window to edit the bookmarks
Netscape.bookmarks.geometry:

The above rules are case sensitive. If you want the above rules to be global for all users, you can add them to the file /path/to/netscape/Netscape.ad. Then change to the directory /usr/X11/lib/X11/app-defaults and add a link to this file here:

ln -s /path/to/netscape/Netscape.ad Netscape

The above link makes sure, that it points always to the correct version of Netscape.ad, especially if you ever install a new version of Netscpe Communicator.

(I have adapted this tip from http://members.aon.at/theofilu/ninst.html)