[Bug 1751501] Re: Window not resizeable without reason

[Theo Linkspfeifer]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1737320 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737320

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1737320
   Update Manager - Resize control disabled

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to update-manager in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1751501

Title:
  Window not resizeable without reason

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I start the update manager (Xubuntu 16.04.3 LTS), it opens with a
  list of packages to update.

  Only about 10 or 20 of them are visible. The List is scrollable, but
  not resizeable.

  AFAIK, GUI-Programs can ask the Desktop, how large it is, and should
  automatically calculate the optimal size. Hey, it's even possible with
  Java/Swing!

  They should

   - either open in the maximum size, needed to display all information without scrolling, or maximum available size, if the list exceeds the screen height
   - or remember the last state, so that we don't have to resize it everytime
   - manual resizing should only be prohibited in very, very rare cases.

  Rationale: If I open a program, then because I want a job to get done.
  And I want it to be done fast. I want to see the interesting
  information at a glance, if possible. Take the whole screen, if needed
  - that's why I spend so much money for it! Don't kill my performance.

  It's a prevalent misbehaviour of many programs, not just the update
  manager, to restrict us in such a kindergarten, where people never
  have more than 2-3 files and sweet-tiny-screenshotfriendly windows.
  Make it a policy to either store and restore the last size used, or to
  automatically optimize for maximum information, but to never, never,
  never ever prohibit manual resizing, except a big comite, meeting only
  once in 5 years, approved the absolute necessity to do so, in a
  bureaucratic hurdle race.

  It speeds up the work and prevents frustration. Thank you very much.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1751501/+subscriptions