found why resizing is a bad idea: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/windows.html#windows-show-hide
"Resizing a window after it is visible is disorienting and gives an unpolished look to your application." ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- Clicking "Details" in "Applying Changes" window resizes it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59225 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs