Macintosh II: Using Full SuperMac Screen With AppleScan Software



I have a Macintosh II with two monitors, the AppleColor High Resolution
RGB Monitor (13") and a SuperMac 19" monitor with a SuperMac video card.
I notice that when I use the Apple Scanner, the AppleScan software seems
to limit the size of the window to the size of the Apple 13" monitor. In
other words, the document window cannot be resized to the full size of the
SuperMac display.

When the AppleScan software is launched, it calculates the dimensions of
the main screen (the screen with the menu bar) in pixels. The AppleScan
software assumes that no screen is larger than the main screen, and so
does not allow a window to be resized larger than the main screen as would
be normal.

However, by holding down the COMMAND key while resizing the window, the
window can be resized to fill the SuperMac display.

(NOTE: This technique may work with other applications; however, it may
cause problems if the window is resized larger than the software can
support.)


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012