extended desktop positioning
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| Hi To place a window in the middle of the desktop, I would use something like the following
x:int = (clientwidth(desktop())-200) / 2
y:int = (clientheight(desktop())-200) / 2
wndw:tgadget = createwindow("hello",x,y,200,200)
That all works well on a single desktop. Co-ord positions start at the primary monitors top left. If I extended my desktop to a second monitor, it only works if the primary desktop is in the top left hand corner. (otherwise my second monitor has negative screen co-ords) Is there a way of detecting that the second monitor is 'before' the first. working.... +-----+ +-----+ | 1ST | | 2ND | +-----+ +-----+ not working... +-----+ | 2ND | +-----+ +-----+ | 1ST | +-----+ cheers |
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| Okay, I know that this post is rather old, but hey, I don't look at all posts over here... ;) At least there is a solution for Windows. Import DesktopExtension module and use DesktopX(0) and DesktopY(0) to retreive coords of the primary display. Import chaos.desktopext
Local X:Int = DesktopX(0) + (DesktopWidth(0)/2) - 100 'use 0 to enshure primary display
Local Y:Int = DesktopY(0) + (DesktopHeight(0)/2) - 100 'use 0 to enshure primary display
Local Window:TGadget = CreateWindow ("hello", X, Y, 200, 200)To confirm, that the secondary display is left or on top of the primary: Import chaos.desktopext For Local i:Int = 0 To DesktopCount () Print "Display "+i+" is at position "+DesktopX(i)+","+DesktopY(i) Next |
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| Okay, I know that this post is rather old, but hey, I don't look at all posts over here... ;) Yeah i had given up hope ;-) many thanks for this.. I will test it out. |
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