[Gambas-user] an observation on window placement with multiple screens

[Bruce Steers]

I want to handle it first hand, not after via save/restore a setting
if i use Settings.Write(MyForm)
It saves the window geometry and the screen number so i could read the
Form.Settings property but Benoit has stated this syntax may change so it's
not wise to use it.
I've looked at the Screen class and there is no ID or Number property to
get data about the current screen.

Can the Screens[] array Index be a reliable Id, so Screens[1] is 1 as the
Form.Settings would save it?

Can i tell what screen my open application is on?
Then force other windows like Dialogs and Messages and widows that have not
had their position saved to be on the chosen screen?

If not then i think gambas could really do with this feature.
It was not my experience that all other applications behaved this way. only
some.

Respects
BruceS


On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 at 11:10, Claus Dietrich <claus.dietrich at freenet.de>
wrote:

> Hi Bruce
>
> I always work with two screens and according to my experiences Gambas
> behaves like all other applications. It opens its windows on the primary
> screen unless you tell the windows (by setting their x and y -
> coordinates) to open it somewhere else. It belongs to one of my
> standards, that Gambas apps remember (by using gb.settings), where they
> were located last time.
>
> Most of the Gambas apps I came across have the annoying effect you are
> describing. They have typically been developed on a single screen
> platform and people did not consider the consequences if their app is
> started on a multi screen platform.
>
> Best regards
>
> Claus
>
>
>
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