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Notes section on tree.

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LadyKira

LadyKira Report 23 May 2011 12:20

Would it be possible to make the box larger.
I make extensive use of this but fid it to follow as I can only see a few lines at a time.
And if I needed to make the font larger due to vision problems I would find it even harder.
Perhaps a pop up option to view in full screen mode?

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 23 May 2011 20:50

If you click on View at the top of the screen, you then have a Zoom option and, at the bottom of the list, a Full Screen option.

Nothing to do with GR, but part of the basic stuff provided by my browser (IE). (Like Copy and Paste under Edit).

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 23 May 2011 21:32

That would make the the page bigger but still only 4 or 5 lines at a time on the notes section.

I can copy onto a wordpad but that is very cumbersome.

Useful tip though.

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 23 May 2011 22:51

I take it you mean that the notes box pops out into big screen rather than make the whole page bigger which I think is an excellent idea.

Lets hope GR take it on board

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 24 May 2011 00:55

That's right Toots. I use it extensively and it is ridiculously small.

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 24 May 2011 01:28

All boxes at this place are ridiculously small. Editing a post in which one has put a lot of info is an insanely tedious undertaking.

I was given this amazing tip when I posted a while back about the new Firefox.

In the lower right corner of boxes for composing text -- not just here -- is a triangle of dots.

Put your mouse over them so you see the two-headed arrow.

Left click and drag down and out. Box expands.

Would this work for the boxes for tree info?

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 24 May 2011 10:10

Sometimes I have missed the significance of information because I could not see it all at once.

I would not mind how it was done if the option was there.

It would also be less confusing if others could see my notes as I have laid them out and not merged into one continuous box.
Must be confusing for anyone to read.

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 24 May 2011 16:45

Have you tried what I suggested? ;)

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 24 May 2011 22:07

I am not using firefox.

I cannot see any dots.

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 25 May 2011 13:27

That's okay, you're welcome anyhow!

For anyone using Firefox -- it's a hugely valuable tip (that I was given, and pass on) for the tiny boxes at this board.