many thanks to Alan Beattie and Monte Goulding...
set the loc in the "preOpenStack"-handler was the easiest solution...
Regards,
Ernst
> From: Alan Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: modal-dialog NOT centerd - "second trial to get an answer"
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 17:41:42 +0000
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> On 30/1/01 12:01 pm, Ernst Michael Reicher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hi gurus,
> > is it possible that when you open a stack in modal-mode that MC
> > automatically centers it to the open stack???
>
> Hi, Ernst. AFAIK, MC centres it to the loc of the defaultStack, providing
> that the loc of the defaultStack is within the screenRect + the height of
> the menubar.
>
> > I use a selfe made list-dialog which I adapt to my needs in size and
> > additional buttons
> > after lock screen and toplevel it, I do the adaption
> > then I make it modal (modal stack xy)
> >
> > but when I also customize the loc its automatically centered or say its
loc
> > is set to the loc of the open stack....
>
> How about storing the defaultStack, setting the defaultStack to the name
of
> the stack that is to be modal and then resetting the defaultStack:
>
> on mouseUp
> set the loc of stack "modalStack" to 300,300
> put the defaultStack into tDefault
> set the defaultstack to "modalstack"
> modal "modalstack"
> set the defaultStack to tDefault
> end mouseUp
>
> Alternatively, you could set the loc of the stack in the preOpenStack
> handler - I think preOpenStack gets sent when the stack is opened as modal
> even if the stack is already open as topLevel (note though that you don't
> have to topLevel the stack in the first place to do your adaptations).
>
> on preOpenStack
> set the loc of me to 300,300
> end preOpenStack
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.runrev.com/>
> Runtime Revolution Limited (Formerly Cross Worlds Computing)
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> From: "Monte Goulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: modal-dialog NOT centerd - "second trial to get an answer"
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 07:56:36 +1030
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> put set the loc of me to the screenLoc in preOpenStack
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