Arrrghmatey Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I am writing a program working with dual monitors. When I run the GUI, the main window is on the right side, exactly what I want. But when I create new GUI windows on the fly, they end up on the left side, and same with MsgBoxes. This is not good because the program on the left side is always on top.... I want to make sure that new MsgBoxes and windows always open up centered and on top of the parent gui. Is this possible? If so how do I do it? Sorry if this is a stupid question... My brain is broken right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quaizywabbit Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) post an example of what you're doing...is the monitor you want these to go to the Primary monitor? ( i.e. where the task bar normally resides)i think MessageBoxes will only go to the primary display. you might have to move them to the desired location after they're created.... Edited September 14, 2005 by quaizywabbit [u]Do more with pre-existing apps![/u]ANYGUIv2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrrghmatey Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 Well, I just set the location to like (1800,500) and it works fine for now (I think). However, after some research it looks like you cannot move a msgbox... Very odd. Any suggestions on what to do, besides creating a new GUI window instead of the msgbox? if all else fails I'll just do that, although now I need to figure out how to do a time out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I want to make sure that new MsgBoxes and windows always open up centered and on top of the parent gui. Is this possible? If so how do I do it?what's the output of:msgbox(0,"", "W: " & @DesktopWidth & " H: " & @DesktopHeight)CheersKurt __________________________________________________________(l)user: Hey admin slave, how can I recover my deleted files?admin: No problem, there is a nice tool. It's called rm, like recovery method. Make sure to call it with the "recover fast" option like this: rm -rf * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrrghmatey Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 what's the output of:msgbox(0,"", "W: " & @DesktopWidth & " H: " & @DesktopHeight)CheersKurt<{POST_SNAPBACK}>1280 x 960. Which is correct for ONE monitor. But I have TWO. The primary monitor is the one that displays the program that is always on top. Since msgboxes always pop up on there, it gets hidden under the program. it has a timeout, so it is very important that the user see it, and they can't when they can't see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quaizywabbit Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 you'll have to go custom, or swap programs relative to each monitor [u]Do more with pre-existing apps![/u]ANYGUIv2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 1280 x 960. Which is correct for ONE monitor. But I have TWO. The primary monitor isI guess, that's the problem. msgbox() uses the Win API function MessageBox(). I'm not 100% sure, but I believe a MessageBox is centered on the screen (at least MessageBox has no parameter for the coordinates) . So that's what's happening on your system. BTW: You cannot move a message box, because your script is paused until the call to msgbox() returns. The only thing you could do is to launch a second script just before the call to msgbox. That second script could then move the msgbox window of it's "father".CheersKurt __________________________________________________________(l)user: Hey admin slave, how can I recover my deleted files?admin: No problem, there is a nice tool. It's called rm, like recovery method. Make sure to call it with the "recover fast" option like this: rm -rf * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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