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Resizing problems in Legacy

Many users have reported problems resizing Legacy. When you attempt to resize the window it rebounds back to what it was.


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To fix this turn off the Windows 10 Appearance & Performance Option setting "Show window contents while dragging" as shown in the screenshot below.

  • Click Windows "Start" at bottom left on your toolbar and begin typing Appearance.

  • Click "Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows"

  • Go to tab "Visual Effects" and turn off "Show window contents while dragging"


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In Legacy customization 10.1 Screen Fonts set:

  • "Stretch fonts when resizing" to ON.
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We have also had users report that if you close the database but not Legacy (file>close file in Legacy) it reduces the number of redraws and thus reduces the problem with resizing. To do this do the following steps:

  1. From the File menu, choose "Close File" to close the currently open family file; the Legacy program stays running

  2. Resize the window as desired

  3. Reopen the desired family file
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If you are using Windows 11, here is an article that may help fix this problem:


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