vtdanielson
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Q: How do I lock window size in iWork's apps?

I am trying to get the window size to remain the same in both Pages and Numbers, but eveytime I close it, it reverts back to a default.  How do I set the windows and lock them to the size I want?

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Nov 12, 2013 8:51 AM

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Q: How do I lock window size in iWork's apps?

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  • by vtdanielson,

    vtdanielson vtdanielson Nov 16, 2013 5:54 PM in response to vtdanielson
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    Nov 16, 2013 5:54 PM in response to vtdanielson

    30 views and no one can answer this question or has come across the issue?

  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Nov 16, 2013 6:45 PM in response to vtdanielson
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    Nov 16, 2013 6:45 PM in response to vtdanielson

    Apple haven't got around to that yet, they do however save the size of the 'starting point' windows.

     

    They have released a list of their plans for iWork…

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6049

     

    I think feedback may help bring it to thier attention. if enough people don't like it.

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/

  • by vtdanielson,

    vtdanielson vtdanielson Nov 17, 2013 9:26 AM in response to Drew Reece
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    Nov 17, 2013 9:26 AM in response to Drew Reece

    Drew:  Thanks for the feedback.  I still think it is user error on my part, there must me a preference that can be set to save a window size. 

    As a stopgap measure, I have discovered that if you save a window using "option, command Q" it will save the window size for the next time you open it, however you have to close it the same way everytime otherwise is reverts back to default.  If I can't find a preference setting, I will take your advice and send some feedback via the link you provided.

     

    Thanks again for your reply.

  • by vtdanielson,

    vtdanielson vtdanielson Nov 17, 2013 9:28 AM in response to vtdanielson
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    Nov 17, 2013 9:28 AM in response to vtdanielson

    Drew:  Just reread your comment about a "starting point" window.  How does that work?  I'll look into it, just curious...

  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Nov 17, 2013 9:48 AM in response to vtdanielson
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    Nov 17, 2013 9:48 AM in response to vtdanielson

    I opened the preference plist & saw there was a key for 'startingWindowSize', or somesuch value. It also lists 2 dimensions IIRC. It's com.apple.iWork.Pages.plist in ~/Library/Preferences/ (~/Library is hidden - use the Finders 'Go menu > Go to folder…' to open it). Veiw in TextEdit or Xcode if you have it (xCode's plist viewer will show it neatly).

     

     

    So I opened the app (from the apps folder - not via Open with).

    The 'starting point pane' opens with the 'templates'  (there may be a pref to disable this). I Changed the size of the window & quit, next time it opens it was remembered. The .plist also updated.

     

    There doesn't seem to be any keys for the last document used, so unless Apple save the setting within the actual file I can't see where they will add the window position or size to the prefs.

     

    There may be somewhere to add it into Pages/ Numbers recently used items, but I didn't look for a plist handling that, sorry.

  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Nov 23, 2013 12:48 PM in response to vtdanielson
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    Nov 23, 2013 12:48 PM in response to vtdanielson

    There is updates to the 3 iWork apps. Numbers 3.0.1 has this interesting note…

     

    Screen Shot 2013-11-23 at 20.45.58.jpg

     

    See if the other apps get is a part of the "bug fixes"