Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-08 Thread Richard Gaskin
Robert Brenstein wrote: > I am not sure whether this projects really fits in terms of > mechanics, but SourceForge.net is the traditional place for open > source projects. Scott Raney had recommended it, so in accordance with his preferences and the consensus here that's where it will be. -- R

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-08 Thread Robert Brenstein
I see a consensus: it initially opens at the bottom of the windowbouldingrect, and remembers its position for subsequent sessions. Great. Now we have two questions: 1. Who writes it? 2, Where do we post things for review and testing? I am not sure whether this projects really fits in terms of

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-08 Thread xbury . cs
IL PROTECTED]>         cc:        ^         Subject:        Re: Message Box placement [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Pierre saysTop right > > Shari says Bottom. > > Hugh says Any way I can get it. I'd also like it to be intelligent enough to > move and resize if necessar

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-07 Thread Richard Gaskin
MisterX wrote: > I had a great scheme for the msg box placement. > It followed the bottom of the current stack. It seems that most here would prefer the traditional HC/SC placement, near the bottom of the monitor. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation Developer of WebMerge: Publi

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-07 Thread Ray Horsley
Here's a handler I use for all window placements. Feel free to use it. Ray Horsley Developer, LinkIt! Software on placeWindow win,placeWhere put the screenRect into scrRct if placeWhere = "Center" then put (item

RE: Message Box placement

2003-09-07 Thread MisterX
MisterX > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 14:13 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Message Box placement > > > This sounds like a good scheme but some stacks can have > the same name and may be positioned elsewhere... > > That's why I do it for each stack a cprop to

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-07 Thread Tariel Gogoberidze
> Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:48:55 -0700 > Subject: Message Box placement > From: Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Currently the Message Box is opened below and center to the topmost window. > Personally, I prefer it to open at the bottom of the display (aboce the > Dock/Task Bar). > > In the ne

RE: Message Box placement

2003-09-06 Thread MisterX
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hervé Chaudet > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 09:09 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Message Box placement > > > Just a suggestion: why not use a preference file that keeps the last > placement of the message box (if the coordinates

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-06 Thread Hervé Chaudet
Just a suggestion: why not use a preference file that keeps the last placement of the message box (if the coordinates are coherent with the screen size) ? The same method can be used for the tools, ... H. Chaudet -

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-05 Thread Richard Gaskin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Pierre saysTop right > > Shari says Bottom. > > Hugh says Any way I can get it. I'd also like it to be intelligent enough to > move and resize if necessary when the screen gets full, preferably auto-typing > by telepathy and the ability to make tea would be considered

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-05 Thread FlexibleLearning
Pierre saysTop right Shari says Bottom. Hugh says Any way I can get it. I'd also like it to be intelligent enough to move and resize if necessary when the screen gets full, preferably auto-typing by telepathy and the ability to make tea would be considered a bonus. /H ___

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-05 Thread Ray G. Miller
From: Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Currently the Message Box is opened below and center to the topmost window. > Personally, I prefer it to open at the bottom of the display (aboce the Dock/Task Bar). > In the next rev of the IDE, would you folks prefer to have it centered > to the tops

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-05 Thread Shari
In the next rev of the IDE, would you folks prefer to have it centered to the topstack or at the bottom of the display? -- Richard Gaskin Bottom of the screen. -- --Shareware Games for the Mac-- http://www.gypsyware.com ___ metacard mailing list [EMAIL P

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-05 Thread Pierre Sahores
Le ven 05/09/2003 à 06:48, Richard Gaskin a écrit : > Currently the Message Box is opened below and center to the topmost window. > Personally, I prefer it to open at the bottom of the display (aboce the > Dock/Task Bar). > > In the next rev of the IDE, would you folks prefer to have it centered t

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-05 Thread Robert Brenstein
Currently the Message Box is opened below and center to the topmost window. Personally, I prefer it to open at the bottom of the display (aboce the Dock/Task Bar). In the next rev of the IDE, would you folks prefer to have it centered to the topstack or at the bottom of the display? I agree that th

Re: Message Box placement

2003-09-04 Thread Richard Gaskin
Ken Ray wrote: > I'd like it at the bottom of the display, but if the Dock/Task Bar is > hidden at the bottom of the screen, the MB needs to be far enough away > that a casual slide down the MB won't accidentally activate the > Dock/Task Bar. Yes, it would use the windowboundingrect rather than s

RE: Message Box placement

2003-09-04 Thread MisterX
Personally, I prefer that it remembers where it was last. But by default it opens below my home stack unless this one is too low, then it opens on top of the home stack or at the bottomleft of the screen... > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf

RE: Message Box placement

2003-09-04 Thread Ken Ray
I'd like it at the bottom of the display, but if the Dock/Task Bar is hidden at the bottom of the screen, the MB needs to be far enough away that a casual slide down the MB won't accidentally activate the Dock/Task Bar. Just my 2 cents, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We