[tor-bugs] #14429 [Tor Browser]: Automated rounding of content window dimensions

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#14429: Automated rounding of content window dimensions
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  arthuredelstein
  arthuredelstein        |     Status:  needs_revision
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-resolution, tbb-
  Browser                |  torbutton
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 Replying to [comment:77 bernie.allen]:
 > There are common display resolutions and OS configurations, so there are
 probably some common sizes for the content area when the window is
 maximized, right.  For instance, 1920x1080 with a default Windows 7
 install.  I am wondering if it might be a future improvement on this
 feature to quantize to those sizes when maximized.  Then the content area
 would be fully maximized without grey borders for users with the most
 common configurations--users who are perhaps more "normal" and more likely
 to be annoyed by this feature.  Users with the same display resolutions
 but different configurations would probably not be far off from the common
 content area sizes.
 >

 I have been considering variations on this idea. The problem is that
 toolbars, menus, and so on can result in many different maximized content
 sizes. So it's not clear to me what the best preferred size would be.

 One possible future improvement would be a C++ patch for Firefox that
 allows more granular zooming levels. Then we could more precisely fill the
 height of the screen when the window is maximized.

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