Workbench 3.1 Window Open Position

[Sim085]

Hello, I am not an expert in Workbench and therefore do not know if this is impossible or maybe already exists and I don't know about it.

In short so far the way I know it works is that in Workbench you need to snapshot where you want a window to open (Snapshot > Window or Snapshot > All). If a window is not snapshot then it will always open in a default position after a restart.

Is there a way how to change this behavior? For example can a window be made to open at the corner, the one after just a little bit more to the right and to the bottom and so on (screenshot attached)?

[AMIGASYSTEM]

You can fix the opening of the window in any place:

-Open window, positions, active, Windows menu Snapshot/Windows

[Sim085]

Yes I know I can put them there and do Snapshot all. However in a way what I am asking is that if I open Unnamed 2 first it would automatically placed where Unnamed 1 is at the moment if no other window is open.

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

You can fix the opening of the window in any place:

-Open window, positions, active, Windows menu Snapshot/Windows

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Excuse me but I can not understand your request

[malko]

Come fare in modo che una finestra aperta si sposti appena sotto l'altra
(deepl.com)

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Thank you malko, Amiga unlike Windows PC every window and every icon can be snapshot anywhere, so if we store every icon or window at a given point on the screen this will snapshot the position.
That said once the individual windows have been snapshot, each will open in their place, if you use OS 3.9 you can open all windows with just one click of the mouse (see video attached)

http://eab.abime.net/zone/Test%20-%2...Windows%20.avi

However, on PC Windos there is a way to snapshot icons (all together) but it is not a system application.

[daxb]

I'm not sure but if I remember right, there is/are tools that do what you want. I would search the Aminet. At least there is a tool that place a window under the already open window. This: http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/centerwin30usr

You may find something here: http://aminet.net/search?name=win&pa...l/wb&q_desc=OR

Or this: http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/WinZoom

[Sim085]

WinZoom does have a lot of functions which would be interesting to investigate. I will investigate this further as it has many interesting functions.

It does not however look like it can intercept a window opening event and position this to a calculated location. Is such an event possible to catch with a commodity?

Originally Posted by daxb

I'm not sure but if I remember right, there is/are tools that do what you want. I would search the Aminet. At least there is a tool that place a window under the already open window. This: http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/centerwin30usr

You may find something here: http://aminet.net/search?name=win&path[]=misc/os&path[]=util/wb&q_desc=OR

Or this: http://aminet.net/package/util/cdity/WinZoom

[daxb]

I don't know. You may ask the author if something is missing.

[Sim085]

Apologies was not clear in my previous reply. Was not referring to this particular commodity which btw looks great Many thanks for pointing it out.

Was more asking in general if people here know if a window opening event can be captured similar to how a key press event can be captured.

Originally Posted by daxb

I don't know. You may ask the author if something is missing.

[daxb]

I assume that is possible. From intuition.library/StartScreenNotifyTagList:

SNOTIFY_AFTER_OPENWINDOW
        Reports calls to OpenWindow() and will sent a notification right
        after a window was opened. snm_Object will point to the
        struct (New)Window of the window that was opened.

     SNOTIFY_BEFORE_OPENWINDOW
        Reports calls to OpenWindow() and will sent a notification right
        before a window is about to be opened. snm_Object will point to
        the struct (New)Window of the window that is about to be opened.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Sim085

WinZoom does have a lot of functions which would be interesting to investigate.

I would say a great utility, convenient for those who use RTG screens, WinZoom allows you to move and enlarge windows by simply pressing keys, made a small video test:


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[Ami]

IIRC there was plugin for Scalos that does what you want.

[hceline]

I believe this does exactly what you ask if is possible: http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/VWM15

[Sim085]

Thanks hceline, will try it out.

Originally Posted by hceline

I believe this does exactly what you ask if is possible: http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/VWM15

[hceline]

I zoned the key file(I hope it works, do not remember if I got it working or even tested it). Originally one could get key for free by sending e-mail to author, but he has become inaccessible.

[Leandro Jardim]

Originally Posted by daxb

You may find something here: http://aminet.net/search?name=win&pa...l/wb&q_desc=OR

I saw a program on that link that is very interesting to me! Anyone have the keyfile for WindowChange?