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Run OED 4 window size



Paul's message prompted me to do something about this, which is
something I've wanted to do for a while. This is for Windows only.

Download this:

http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/OEDRunner.zip

Unzip OEDRunner.exe and move it into the same folder that contains
oed.exe (from OED 4.0).

Right click on OEDRunner.exe and (from the popup menu) click Send To,
then Desktop (create shortcut).

Right click on the shortcut that you created on the desktop, and click
Properties.

In the Target field, add four numbers AFTER "OEDRunner.exe" so that the
line looks something like this:

"....PATH TO....\OEDRunner.exe" 25 25 800 900

Put a space before the first number and between each of the numbers.

The first number is the horizontal position (in pixels) that you want
for the upper left corner of the OED window.

The second number is the vertical position (in pixels) that you want for
the upper left corner of the OED window.

The third number is the width that you want for the window (in pixels)

The fourth number is the height that you want for the window (in pixels).

Click OK. Launch the shortcut. You may need to experiment. The program
has minimal error checking. If something goes wrong, try it again.

Because this is written in the AutoIt scripting language, your antivirus
software may warn you that it's dangerous, or Windows may destroy the
program, and - if you want to use it anyway - you will have to make an
exception for it in your antivirus software or Windows. Search online
for the method of doing this if necessary. The method is different for
all antivirus software, so please search for the method that applies to
yours.

If you worry that the software really is dangerous, simply do not use
it. Don't waste your extremely valuable time asking if it's safe. If you
don't trust this program, please do not use it. Simply delete it
immediately. If you test it on virustotal.com, six out of sixty-nine
scanners will warn you that it's suspicious or malicious, etc. - the
standard results with any program written in AutoIt that launches
another program, as this one does. So it's up to you to decide whether
you trust it. Again, if you have any doubts, just delete it.

And thanks to Paul for prompting me finally to get around to doing this,
which I've had in the back of my mind for a while.