Lock window size?

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to us regarding this,

Could you please specify the version of RDM you are currently using?
What type of data source are you using?

To clarify, you are referring to RDM Sessions Properties windows for example or External windows for RDP sessions?

Let me know,

Best regards,

RDM version is 2025.1.41.0 ARM 64 bit

And I'm talking about the main program window that all the tabbed sessions open up in. I'm not doing anything external (i.e. dragging a tab out of the main program to its own window) since that still causes RDM to freeze to the point I have to end task and open again.

Data source is just the local connections.db file in the appdata folder

Thanks

J

Hello,

Thank you for your reply,

I see, currently there is no option for this,

However, windows that were opened previously, for example, an entry Properties, should retain their size. Are you perhaps switching monitors often?

For example, using a laptop and connecting different monitors to use as the main display?

Let me know,

Best regards,

Not switching monitors. Yes, at home I have dual monitors, but I can have it open just on the Surface Pro screen, not the external monitor, at a not quite full screen size (not a fan of maximizing). Then I can close it when I'm done, still be in the same session on my computer (i.e. not rebooting, not logging out, etc) and then a bit later when I open it, it's a small fraction of the size again, same session, same monitor.

Not every time, but at least half the time lately. And this is something new, that I'd never seen before in all my years of working in this program...

Any chance to get a request in to add the ability to lock window size as an option in a future build?

Hello,

Thank you for your reply,

I see, I have discussed your case with our development team and they believe it may be possible to implement this,

I will convert your topic to a feature request and we will keep you updated with any news we have regarding this,

Best regards,

Awesome, thanks!

Hello,

We've added a new feature Lock application window size, which will prevent manual resizing of the main application window once its active. You can find this feature in File - Settings - User interface, in the checkbox list options. You can expect this to take effect with the upcoming 2025.3 version to be released this fall.

Regards,

Great news. Even on my surface pro, without rebooting, and no external monitor, sometimes when I close it, and open it 20 minutes later, it's resized again to some tiny unusable thing that I have to stretch out again. Not to mention times when I'm doing things in other windows and accidentally grab an edge of the RDM and resize it...

Please pass on my thanks to the devs for adding it. Looking forward to getting that version!

John

Hello,

I believe this new option will likely work for your purposes, but I find it odd that it sometimes resize to a window so small its unusable.
In roughly the same location as the new option (File - Settings - User interface), there are 2 fields to set a minimum height and width of the application.
Have you tried using this to prevent the application from being reduced to such a state? Is the "small unusable window" actually smaller than the settings specified in this option?

Regards,

I had not found that option. I'll have to set it and see if that helps fix the initial opening size.

Thanks!

That may solve it, but that would then introduce another issue, when I *NEED* to manually size it smaller, such as when I'm simply monitoring something in the background on a single screen and have to keep working in other things. But at least it's a quick setting to get at.

That would've been handy for an "initial size" option, so it would always open it at that size, but still allow dragging smaller if needed.

Is there currently any way to add favorite commands to the ribbon so they're quickly accessible? Even just one or two buttons we could put there to "pin" something like the "lock size" option coming soon would be so handy.

Thanks!

J

Hello,

To which commands are you referring to specifically? Most buttons in the ribbon can be pinned to the quick access bar by right clicking them and clicking the add button. There are also several shortcuts you can you set and use in the Settings - Keyboard. If you are referring to the specific Commands section in the Action ribbon tab when a section is launched, these can't be pinned as they are entry specific, but you can access them quickly through the right click menu in the opened session tab header.

Regards,

Specifically it would be nice if the options for what we're discussing here, locking the size, was able to be pinned so it could be enabled and disabled quickly on the fly when the need arises.

Hello,

I think I can work something out for your specific case. While we don't plan to have shortcut commands to modify options, for Lock application window size, I could make it so you would be able to resize the main applcation window while the File menu is open.

This means that whenever using RDM in general, the application size would always be locked. But when clicking the File button (and the File overlay is displayed), you would be able to resize the application. I think this would give you a fairly easy to access way to modify the application when needed.

Would that work for you?

Regards,

Absolutely!

Nearly my entire job lives inside of my RDP sessions to servers all over the country, so anything that adds a bit of ease in the RDM is something I heartily approve!

Thanks!

J

Hello,

I've implemented the changes, they will be effective at the same time as the release of the option.

Regards,