diff --git a/src/partiview.cc b/src/partiview.cc
index 30592a1d7c83d75d34fc75326313165098fd329d..52b4ed4cbcff47e3938ec72806d014a12011298e 100644
--- a/src/partiview.cc
+++ b/src/partiview.cc
@@ -1195,11 +1195,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   ppui_refresh(NULL);
   //end of replaces the above ...
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
+#if 0 /* was: #ifdef __APPLE__ */
   Fl_Window* mw = ppui.mainwin;
   Fl::wait(.1);
   ppui.mainwin->resize(mw->x()+1, mw->y()+1, mw->w()+1, mw->h()+1); //marx: version 0.7.04
   //the resize compensates for bug that appears under os x only - damage to widgets does not cause redraw but resize seems to cause the needed redraw
+  // this bug appears to be fixed (by fltk 1.1.10, probably earlier),
+  // and doing this causes the main window to be non-resizable,
+  // so let's toss it.  Thanks to Jonathan Strawn <jonnyflash@gmail.com>,
+  // UNM ARTS Lab, for figuring this out. -slevy
 #endif
 
   if(ppui.reqwinsize != NULL) {