Bob, you are right, but when reopening autoplace, you don't get a visual feedback in the canvas.... ;) The rectangle is not redrawn. I read, that Tom changed the wrong inking of the rectangle. It shoud now really be filled with the blue color, but this version of autoplace is not included in AG3 :(
Regards, Roman --------------------------------------- Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer Multimedia und Video Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen Seffenter Weg 23 52074 Aachen Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247 Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247 Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Olson [mailto:ol...@mcs.anl.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:54 PM > To: Breuer, Roman > Cc: Thomas D. Uram; ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Autoplace > > (wow, that code is really old now :-). I wrote the original version > of it way back when). > > You're exactly correct on #1 and #2, but wrt #3, there should be a > button that saves the current autoplace settings as the default. > > --bob > > On May 15, 2006, at 3:20 AM, Breuer, Roman wrote: > > > Tom, > > I think that the policy autoplace uses is not that, what I want. I > > don't > > know how much work it will be, but the points I don't like are: > > > > 1) When you draw the placing area, the resulting placing grid is > > computed with respect to the selected window size. When you the select > > an other window size the grid is not computed again. > > > > 2) The placing grid does not consider the display borders. So windows > > are sometimes shown half on one display and half on the other display. > > That's not acceptable especially when the displays are surrounded with > > frames such as rear projections or SMARTboards. > > > > 3) The placing area has to be shown everytime. Even if you close and > > reopen autoplace. > > > > That are some points I would like to change. I hope it is OK, that I > > will so this. Or are there any restrictions in changing the code? > > Or are > > there already any attempts for those changes? > > > > Regards and good luck for the AG-Retreat2006. Unfortunately I could > > not > > come :( > > > > Roman > > --------------------------------------- > > Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer > > Multimedia und Video > > Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen > > Seffenter Weg 23 > > > > 52074 Aachen > > Germany > > > > Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247 > > Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247 > > Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Thomas D. Uram [mailto:tu...@mcs.anl.gov] > >> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:54 PM > >> To: Breuer, Roman > >> Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov > >> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Autoplace > >> > >> Hi Roman: > >> > >> That functionality is only in the AccessGrid vic, in the > >> autoplace_ui.tcl file, > >> in the ag-media cvs module. You can view the file online here: > >> > >> http://fl-cvs.mcs.anl.gov/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/ag- > >> media/vic/tcl/autoplace_ui.tcl > >> > >> If you're building on Linux, I'd recommend that you use the vic-build > >> script. > >> On Windows, we use something like this: > >> > >> cd ag-media > >> devenv vic\vic.sln /build "DDraw Release" > >> > >> Can you say more about the changes you plan for autoplace? > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> > >> Breuer, Roman wrote: > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> I think my last mail was somehow not delivered to this list (or > > maybe I > >>> wrote to the wrong list ...), but can anyone tell me where I can > > find > >>> the sources of the vic-autoplace functionality. And how to rebuild > > vic > >>> for AG, after changing a few things? Maybe there are websites I have > > not > >>> discovered yet, with this info I need. > >>> > >>> Best Regards, > >>> Roman > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------- > >>> Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer > >>> Multimedia und Video > >>> Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen > >>> Seffenter Weg 23 > >>> > >>> 52074 Aachen > >>> Germany > >>> > >>> Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247 > >>> Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247 > >>> Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > >
