Window Location Realtive to others

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Dec 6 2009, 4:42 pm (Edited on Dec 6 2009, 5:01 pm)
Ok Im having a little trouble figureing this out. I have two windows that open on login, but there on top of each other. What can i do to make them appear side by side?
Dec 6 2009, 5:27 pm
Are they interface, or just regular windows?
Dec 6 2009, 7:53 pm
In response to Dark Prince X
Interface Windows.
Dec 6 2009, 8:08 pm
In response to National Guardsmen
You can simply move them through there then. Align them to the part of the screen that you want them to pop up in.
Dec 6 2009, 8:12 pm
In response to Dark Prince X
Dark Prince X wrote:
You can simply move them through there then. Align them to the part of the screen that you want them to pop up in.

Ok please exlain that just a little better. Are you refering to something i do inside of the interface editor or during the game? Because i need them not to be stacked on each other at creation.
Dec 8 2009, 9:05 am
In response to National Guardsmen
Bump. I really need a solution to this probelm.
Dec 8 2009, 11:33 am
In response to National Guardsmen
Not exactly sure, try looking up pos in the skin reference see if thats any help
Dec 8 2009, 1:35 pm
In response to Leur
Ok referance says that pos can be used to adjust a "Main". I imagine it is set with winset() but pos is set with X and Y cords. So would the cords. be based on a users resolution or what?
Dec 8 2009, 3:54 pm (Edited on Dec 8 2009, 4:19 pm)
This is my CenterForm function. I stripped out the logic which centers a form to the desktop to simplify it. I didn't scrub it (or minimize it) but it should give you an idea about how to position one window relative to another. Hope this helps.

ts

mob
{
    proc
    {
        //
        // offsetX/Y allow you to offset it from the formNameToCenterOn.
        //
        Mob_CenterForm(var/formNameToCenter, var/formNameToCenterOn = null, var/offsetX = 0;, var/offsetY)
        {
            var/formSize = winget(src, formNameToCenterOn, "size");
            var/delimiter = findtext(formSize, "x");
            var/parentFormWidth = text2num(copytext(formSize, 1, delimiter));
            var/parentFormHeight = text2num(copytext(formSize, delimiter + 1, 0));
            var/formPos = winget(src, formNameToCenterOn, "pos");
            delimiter = findtext(formPos, ",");
            var/formX = text2num(copytext(formPos, 1, delimiter));
            var/formY = text2num(copytext(formPos, delimiter + 1, 0));
            formSize = winget(src, formNameToCenter, "size");
            delimiter = findtext(formSize, "x");
            var/formWidth = text2num(copytext(formSize, 1, delimiter));
            var/formHeight = text2num(copytext(formSize, delimiter + 1, 0));

            winset(src, formNameToCenter, "pos=[formX + ((parentFormWidth / 2) - (formWidth / 2))],[formY + ((parentFormHeight / 2) - (formHeight / 2))]");
        }
    }
}
Dec 8 2009, 4:03 pm
In response to Tsfreaks
Thanks. BYOND really shuld have a easier way to do this. In the Interface editor we should be able to drag the Window to the section of screen we wish it to appear in.
Dec 8 2009, 4:10 pm
In response to National Guardsmen
Programming isn't supposed to be easy all the time. Sometimes you have to do the leg work in order to earn the title of "Developer". :) Most of the time, you should want to do the work because you can do it better anyway, right? :)

ts
Dec 8 2009, 4:20 pm
In response to Tsfreaks
I updated my function. I had accidentally added "function" (JavaScript) and didn't include mob/proc to help newer devs out.

ts
Dec 8 2009, 5:12 pm
In response to Tsfreaks
Yes i understand what your saying, but it just seems like this would be a added feature. Anyways thanks i grasp what i need to do now.