Default size and location, dialog boxes

how can I set default size and location of dialog boxes? I have tried several things to no avail,
thanks in advance

1. You could create your own subclass of Dialog/JDialog with your defaults set automatically
2. You could create a DialogFactory that creates Dialogs (pretty much the same as 1)

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http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.DS_Store
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Hi,
In my opinion, it's hard to say your problem caused by KB2909210. Have you tried to uninstall this update for test if your intrant site's problem resolved?
If your problem truthfuly caused by this updates, you can choose to hid the update as a workaround method.
Roger Lu
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