[Gambas-user] send window to back (not stacking = below)

[Bruce Steers]

Note oops.
8, Resize (cols.lines)
i've put in the info the wrong way round there as (cols,lines) by
accident.
should be 8, Resize (lines, cols)

Bruce


On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 at 14:31, Bruce Steers <bsteers4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all..
>
> Anyone know how to send a window to the bottom or top of the stack?
> I'm using the Window object and *win.Raise() *and *win.Lower() *do
> nothing.
> setting *win.Stacking = Window.Top* or *Window.Bottom *sends to top or
> bottom but keeps it there and if i set stacking back to normal the window
> returns to it's position. ?
>
> I'm stumped.
> tia
>
> I've added XTerm "window manipulations t" to TerminalView.
> https://gitlab.com/bsteers4/gambas/-/tree/VT100-WinManipulation
> Ie. using
> echo -en "\033[4;200;600t" to Resize the term window.
> echo -en "\033[10;2t" to toggle full screen.
> (see list below)
>
> It only makes sense to use these functions if your window is a Terminal
> only app (no other controls just the terminal, like a normal terminal
> application) So i added the bool Property WinManipulations to TerminalView.
> By default it is false and the commands will not work. but set the
> property to true and they will work on the top level window.
>
> Have got 1 - 10 working but 5 and 6 are not quite right, they set
> window.Stacking = Window.Above.
> Here's the info from the merge request...
>
> [GB.FORM.TERMINAL]
>
>    - NEW: various XTerm window manipulation escape sequences added to
>    VT100
>    - NEW: Added Boolean Property WinManipulation to enable manipulations.
>
> Useful if your terminalview is standalone in a form/window.
> Set property TerminalView1.WinManipulations to True and it
> enables the following XTerm escape sequences on the top window...
> Eg. Type 'echo -en "\033[10;2t"' to toggle fullscreen.\
>
> Handles the following codes...
> 1, minimize false
> 2, minimize true
> 3, move window (x,y)
> 4, Resize (h,w) in pixels
> 5, stack front (this sets or unsets Stacking=Window.Above)
> 6, stack back (this sets or unsets Stacking=Window.Below)
> 7, Refresh
> 8, Resize (cols,lines) text characters
> 9;0 maximize false
> 9;1 maximize true (also works as true/false toggle)
> 10;0 full screen off
> 10;1 full screen on
> 10;2 full screen toggle\
>
> 5 and 6 should ideally just send window to front or back and not set
> stacking but i do not know how. Any advice appreciated :)
> Tia
> Bruce
>
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