(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 >>> >>> >>> >>> > >
