Create new notebook at fixed size

Question

Using Ctrl+n we are effectively doing FrontEndTokenExecute["New"] and, at least on Windows, a new window has a WindowSize equal to the current Input/Selected Notebook's WindowSize.

Can Ctrl+n produce a notebook with fixed/predefined size? Is there any option for that?

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This method works for things like CreateDocument etc. but not for my case.

There is also something like CurrentValue["DefaultWindowSize"] but it doesn't seem to affect Ctrl+n.

Answer 1

If you don't want to modify MenuSetup.tr you can evaluate:

SetOptions[
 $FrontEnd,
 NotebookEventActions :> {
   {"MenuCommand", "New"} :> CreateNotebook["Default"]
   }
 ]

which will add this to user's FrontEnd/init.m

"MenuCommand" example

Answer 2

If one feels comfortable modifying MenuSetup.tr, replacing its seventh line with

            MenuItem["&Notebook (.nb)", KernelExecute[CreateNotebook["Default"]], MenuEvaluator->"System", Method -> "Queued", MenuKey["n", Modifiers->{"Control"}]],

will result in Ctrl+n creating a new notebook with a window size of CurrentValue["DefaultWindowSize"].