charis Martin

Hi, I'm hoping this is a simple problem with a simple solution. Every time I open a patch that has objects spread out pretty wide, the window will be too big for my screen and I have to resize down. I'm assuming it's that way so you can see the entire patch at 100% zoom, but my laptop screen is half that size. It's really annoying and I want to just open it and not have to resize the window every time. (*edit: figured it out!)

Hi, I'm hoping this is a simple problem with a simple solution. Every time I open a patch that has objects spread out pretty wide, the windo

patch-is-too-wide-for-my-screen-when-i-open-it

i think only the one who created the file can change that.

if windows would adapt to screensize automatically, then it will be annoying in other situations where you might not want that.


i think only the one who created the file can change that.

if windows would adapt to screensize automatically, then it will be annoying in other situations where you might not want that.


The window is bigger than your screen because it was saved that way, probably by someone with a bigger screen than yours. Having to resize the window is annoying indeed. Using a window organiser like 

 (Mac) might make it less annoying. (I believe Windows have some built in window organising features.)

The window is bigger than your screen because it was saved that way, probably by someone with a bigger screen than yours. Having to resize the window is annoying indeed. Using a window organiser like Spectacle (Mac) might make it less annoying. (I believe Windows have some built in window organising features.)

oh thank y'all! It makes sense now because I made these patchers on the school computers that had big screens. I didn't notice it didn't happen with files I made here (since I assumed it would, I'd been avoiding making anything wider than my screen)

in fact it is possible to make windows bigger than your current screen; it could always also be that it is wanted that it exceeds the space.

your expectation is understandable, photoshop or webbrowsers do not do this, the stored size will be overridden/shrinked down to the available space at startup. 


in fact it is possible to make windows bigger than your current screen; it could always also be that it is wanted  that it exceeds the space.

your expectation is understandable, photoshop or webbrowsers do not do this, the stored size will be overridden/shrinked down to the available space at startup. 
but max is for making programs...


Patch is too wide for my screen when I open it.